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09 works, Today, December 20th, is Saint Dominic’s day, his story, illustrated #352

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Saint Dominic, also known as Dominic of Osma and Dominic of Caleruega, (8 August 1170–6 August 1221), was a Castilian Catholic priest and founder of the Dominican Order… Please follow link for full post

09 works, Today, December 19th, is Saint Boniface of Tarsus’ day, his story, illustrated #351

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There lived in Rome, about the beginning of the fourth century, a certain lady called Aglaë, young, beautiful, and well born, and so rich and fond of making a figure in the world, that she had entertained the city several times with public shows at her own charge… Please follow link for full post

06 works, Today, December 18th, is Saints Rufus and Zosimus’, day, their story, illustrated #350

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Rufus and Zosimus were early apostles who lived in Antioch and were caught up in the persecutions of Christians under the Roman emperor Trajan… Please follow link for full post Rufus and Zosimus were early apostles who lived in Antioch and were caught up in the persecutions of Christians under the Roman emperor Trajan… Please…

05 works, Today, December 17th, is Saint Florian’s, day, his story, illustrated #350

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Saint Florian was born around 250 AD in the ancient Roman city of Aelium Cetium, present-day Sankt Pölten, Austria. He joined the Roman Army and advanced in the ranks, rising to commander of the imperial army in the Roman province of Noricum. In addition to his military duties, he was also responsible for organizing and…

09 works, Today, December 16th, is Saint Adelaide of Italy’s, day, her story, illustrated #349

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Adelaide of Italy (931–16 December 999 AD), also called Adelaide of Burgundy, was born in the Kingdom of Upper Burgundy (Switzerland), she was the daughter of Rudolf II of Burgundy… Please follow link for full post

05 works, Today, December 15th, is Saint Adalbert I of Ostrevent’s, day, his story, illustrated #348

Dec 16, 2020

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Adalbert I of Ostrevent (died c. 652) was a 7th-century Frankish nobleman of the court of King Clovis II of France… Please follow link for full post

12 works, Today, December 14th, is Saint John of the Cross القديس يوحنا الصليب, day, his story, illustrated #347

Dec 15, 2020

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John of the Cross (born Juan de Yepes y Álvarez; Spanish: Juan de la Cruz; 24 June 1542–14 December 1591), venerated as Saint John of the Cross, was a Spanish Catholic priest, mystic, and a Carmelite friar of converso origin. He is a major figure of the Counter-Reformation in Spain, and he is one of…

09 works, Today, December 13th, is Saint Lucia of Syracuse’s day, her story, illustrated #346

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Lucia of Syracuse (283–304), also called Saint Lucia, or Saint Lucy, was a Christian martyr who died during the Diocletianic Persecution. Lucy was born of rich and noble parents about the year 283. Her father was of Roman origin, but died when she was five years old,leaving Lucy and her mother without a protective guardian.…

08 works, Today, December 12th, is Saint Agatha of Sicily’s day, her story, illustrated #345

Dec 12, 2020

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Agatha of Sicily (c. 231 — c. 251 AD) is a Christian saint. Her memorial is on 5 February. Agatha was born in Catania or Palermo, Sicily. One of the most highly venerated virgin martyrs of Christian antiquity, Agatha was put to death during the persecution of Decius (250–253) in Catania, Sicily, for her determined profession of…

08 works, Today, December 11th, is Saint Daniel the Stylite’s day, his story, illustrated #344

Dec 12, 2020

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Saint Daniel the Stylite (c. 409–493) is a Saint and stylite of the Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Eastern Catholic Churches. In 409, a male child was born to Elias and Martha; they had been childless for a long time, after she had vowed in her prayers that if she had a child the child…

07 works, Today, December 10th, is Martyrs Menas, Hermogenes and Eugraphus’ day, his story, illustrated #343

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In hagiography he is called Menas of Egypt. He was a military officer, an educated man and skilled in speech, wherefore he was surnamed Kallikelados (“most eloquent”); Eugraphus was his scribe. Both had Christian parents… Please follow link for full post

06 works, Today, December 9th, is Hannah’s day, his story, illustrated #342

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Hannah is one of the wives of Elkanah, mentioned in the First Book of Samuel. According to the Hebrew Bible she was the mother of Samuel… Please follow link for full post

09 works, Today, December 8th, is Patapios of Thebes’ day, his story, illustrated #341

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Patapios of Thebes (fl. 4th century AD) was born in Thebes of Egypt, situated in the fourth province of Upper Egypt, approximately 419 miles south of Cairo, and lived in the Kemetian desert sometime during the fourth century. His father was a governor of the region and a descendant of a well known Egyptian family.…

05 works, Today, December 7th, is Martyrs of Africa’s day, their story, illustrated #340

Dec 8, 2020

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The Martyrs of Africa, who suffered during the Vandal persecution. In the year 429, eighty thousand Vandals crossed from the Iberian Peninsular, Spain, into Africa and, in the course of ten years of massacre and pillage, gained control of most of the Roman territories of North Africa. Please follow link for full post

10 works, Today, December 6th, is Saints Nicholas’ day, his story, illustrated #339

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Saints Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra (345) is probably the best-loved Saint of the Church. His numberless miracles through the ages, on behalf of the countless Christians who have called on him, cannot be told… Please follow link for full post

05 works, Today, December 5th, is the Seventy disciples’ day, their story, illustrated #338

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The Seventy Apostles or Seventy-two Apostles are those whom the Lord chose, in addition to the original Twelve Apostles, to go before Him into the cities He would visit , and lay down the groundwork and infrastructure for the Early Church, as mentioned in the Gospel of Luke. According to Luke, the only gospel in which…

09 works, Today, December 4th, is Saint John the Silent, يوحنا الدمشقي day, his story, illustrated #337

Dec 5, 2020

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The city of Damascus in Syria fell to the Muslims in 635. At the time of the Caliph Abdul-Malik, responsibility for government of the Christian population was given to Sergius Mansur… Please follow link for full post

07 works, Today, December 3rd, is Saint John the Silent’s day, his story, illustrated #336

Dec 4, 2020

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Saint John the Silent (c. January 8, 454 — c. 558), also known as St John the Hesychast. John was born in 454 AD in Nicopolis, Armenia. He came from a family of mainly generals and governors. His parents died when he was 18 and he built a monastery where he stayed with 10 young monks. Under…

07 works, Today, December 2nd, is Stefan Uroš IV Dušan’s day, his story, illustrated #335

Dec 2, 2020

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Stefan Uroš IV Dušan, known as Dušan the Mighty (circa 1308–20 December 1355), was the King of Serbia from 8 September 1331 and Tsar and autocrat of the Serbs and Greeks from 16 April 1346 until his death. He enacted the constitution of the Serbian Empire, known as Dušan’s Code, perhaps the most important literary…

09 works, Today, December 1st, is Saint Eligius’ day, his story, illustrated #334

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Saint Eligius, aka Saint Eloy, (June 588–1 December 660 AD) was chief counsellor to Dagobert I, Merovingian king of France. Appointed the bishop of Noyon-Tournai three years after the king’s death in 642, Eligius worked for 20 years to convert the pagan population of Flanders to Christianity… Please follow link for full post

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