Sunday, April 17, 2016
English Historical Fiction Authors: Richard the Lionheart's Noble Adversary - Saladin
English Historical Fiction Authors: Richard the Lionheart's Noble Adversary - Saladin: By Helena Schrader Richard the Lionheart was a man of war, and he had many adversaries in his lifetime. He fought his father more...
Thursday, April 7, 2016
Saturday, April 2, 2016
St. Ebba the Younger - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
St. Ebba the Younger - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
St. Ebba the Younger, Roman Catholic Nun. Abbess of Coldingham, England, on the Scottish border, called “the Younger.” She and her nuns were martyred by Danes in an invasion. She mutilated her face to discourage rape by the invading Danes. The raiders set fire to Coldingham, killing all of the nuns. Feastday April 2
St. Ebba the Younger, Roman Catholic Nun. Abbess of Coldingham, England, on the Scottish border, called “the Younger.” She and her nuns were martyred by Danes in an invasion. She mutilated her face to discourage rape by the invading Danes. The raiders set fire to Coldingham, killing all of the nuns. Feastday April 2
Monday, March 28, 2016
St. Venturino of Bergamo - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
St. Venturino of Bergamo - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
St. Venturino of Bergamo, Roman Catholic Dominican Monk, known for helping to organize a crusade, at the behest of Pope Clement VI (r. 1342-1352), against the Turks who were then menacing Europe. Feastday March 28
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
St. Leocrita - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
St. Leocrita - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
St. Leocrita. Roman Catholic Virgin Martyr. She lived in Cordoba, Spain, with her Muslim Moorish parents until her conversion. St. Eulogius sheltered her. They were both scourged and beheaded. Feastday Mar.15
St. Leocrita. Roman Catholic Virgin Martyr. She lived in Cordoba, Spain, with her Muslim Moorish parents until her conversion. St. Eulogius sheltered her. They were both scourged and beheaded. Feastday Mar.15
Friday, March 11, 2016
St. Eulogius of Cordoba - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
St. Eulogius of Cordoba - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
St. Eulogius of Cordoba, Roman Catholic Martyred priest of Cordoba, Spain, slain by the Moors. He was one of the Martyrs of Córdoba. He flourished during the reigns of the Cordovan emirs Abd-er-Rahman II and Muhammad I. Feastday Mar.10
St. Eulogius of Cordoba, Roman Catholic Martyred priest of Cordoba, Spain, slain by the Moors. He was one of the Martyrs of Córdoba. He flourished during the reigns of the Cordovan emirs Abd-er-Rahman II and Muhammad I. Feastday Mar.10
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Saint of the Day for Wednesday, February 24th, 2016 - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
Saint of the Day for Wednesday, February 24th, 2016 - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
St. John Theristus, Roman Catholic Benedictine Monk. John's Calabrian mother had been captured by the Saracens and brought to Sicily as a slave. He contrived to escape to Calabria while still a child, and there he became a Benedictine Feastday February 24
St. John Theristus, Roman Catholic Benedictine Monk. John's Calabrian mother had been captured by the Saracens and brought to Sicily as a slave. He contrived to escape to Calabria while still a child, and there he became a Benedictine Feastday February 24
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