Tag: Classical
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07 Works, Today, May 3rd, is Saint Wiborada’s day, With Footnotes – #124
Saint Wiborada of St. Gall (also Guiborat, Weibrath or Viborata) (died 926) was a member of the Swabian nobility in what is present-day Switzerland. She was an anchoress, Benedictine nun, and martyr, as well as the first woman formally canonized by the Catholic Church. Wiborada was born to a wealthy noble family in Swabia. When…
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05 Works, Today, May 2nd, is Boris I’s day, With Footnotes – #123
Holy Tsar Boris-Michael of Bulgaria (died 2 May 907), was the ruler of the First Bulgarian Empire in 852–889. At the time of his baptism in 864, Boris was named Michael after his godfather, Emperor Michael III. The historian Steven Runciman called him one of the greatest persons in history… Please follow link for full…
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07 Works, Today, April 27th, is Simeon of Jerusalem’s day, With Footnotes – #117
Simeon of Jerusalem was a Jewish Christian leader and according to most Christian traditions the second Bishop of Jerusalem; from 62 or 70 to 107AD According to tradition the first bishop of Jerusalem was James the Just, the “brother of the Lord”. He was appointed bishop by the Apostles Peter, St. James and John. The…
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04 Works, Today, April 24th, is St. Savva Stratilat’s day, With Footnotes – #110
Saint Sabbas Stratelates, the General of Rome (died 272, Tiber River, Rome) was an early Christian warrior saint and martyr, a Roman military general under emperor Aurelian. He is the ‘twin’ of Saint Sabbas the Goth (See April 12th). His martyrdom was followed by 70 Roman soldier… Please follow link for full post
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03 Works, Today, April 23rd, is Saint George’s day, With Footnotes – #109
Saint George (circa 275/281 – 23 April 303 AD) was a soldier in the Roman army who later became venerated as a Christian martyr. His parents were Christians of Greek background; his father Gerontius was a Roman army official from Cappadocia and his mother Polychronia was from Lydda, Syria Palaestina. Saint George became an officer…
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05 Works, Today, April 20th, is St. Agnes of Montepulciano’s day, With Footnotes – #106
Agnes of Montepulciano, O.P. (1268–1317), was a Dominican prioress in medieval Tuscany, who was known as a miracle worker during her lifetime. She is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church. Agnes was born in 1268 into the noble Segni family in Gracciano, a frazione of Montepulciano, then part of the Papal States. At…
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06 Works, Today, April 19th, is St. Martha of Persia’s day, With Footnotes – #105
During the reign of Emperor Claudius II in the third century, St. Marinus together with his wife, St. Martha of Persia , and their sons, Audifax and Habakkuk, traveled from Persia to Rome to pray at the graves of the Ss. Peter and Paul. During this time, fierce persecutions and executions were carried out against Christians. St.…
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03 Works, Today, April 15th, is Saint Hunna’s day, With Footnotes – #102
Saint Hunna (Una) (died 679) is a French saint. She was the daughter of a duke, and later married Huno of Hunnawetyer. She devoted herself to serving the poor women of Strasbourg, France. Because she undertook to do the washing for her needy neighbors, she was nicknamed by her contemporaries “The Holy Washerwoman”… Please follow…
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04 Works, Today, April 14th, is Saint Lidwina’s day, With Footnotes – #101
Lidwina (Lydwine, Lydwid, Lidwid, Liduina of Schiedam) (1380–1433) was a Dutch mystic who is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church. She is also thought to be one of the first documented cases of multiple sclerosis. Lidwina was born in Schiedam, Holland. At age 15, she was ice skating when she fell and broke…
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04 Works, Today, April 13th, is Saint Martin the Confessor’s day, With Footnotes – #100
St Martin the Confessor, pope of Rome (655). Martin became Pope on July 5th, 649, at the time of a furious quarrel between the Orthodox and the Monothelite heretics. Constans the Second, also called Constantine the Bearded ,Heraclius’ grandson, was on the throne at the time, and Paul was Patriarch of Constantinople. To restore peace…
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Jusepe de Ribera, The Penitent Magdalene 01 Work, Artist’s Interpretation the bible, With Footnotes – 125
A sinner, perhaps a courtesan, Mary Magdalen was a witness of Christ who renounced the pleasures of the flesh for a life of penance and contemplation. Penitent Magdalene or Penitent Magdalen refers to a post-biblical period in the life of Mary Magdalene, according to medieval legend. According to the tenets of the 17th–century Catholic church,…
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04 Works, Today, April 12th, is Saint Sabbas the Goth’s day, With Footnotes – #99
Sabbas the Goth (Romanian: died 12 April 372) is a fourth-century Christian martyr and saint. Sabbas was born in a village in the Buzău river valley and lived in what is now the Wallachia region in Romania. He was converted to Christianity as a youth. His hagiography states that he was a Goth by race and…
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Wishing you all a very Happy Easter William Adolphe Bouguereau, Three Marys at the Tomb, 01 Painting, Interpretations of the Bible! by The Old Masters, With Footnotes # 47a
Le Saintes Femmes au Tombeau, 1890, translated to The Holy Women at the Tomb, depicts the three Marys, Mary the Mother of James, Mary Magdalene and Mary of Cleophas, at the tomb of the resurrection. The viewer, compositionally, is placed in a prostrated position and looking up first notices the expressions of bewilderment on the central…
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William Oxer FRSA, Nativity 01 Works, CONTEMPORARY Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – #41
The nativity of Jesus or birth of Jesus is described in the gospels of Luke and Matthew. The two accounts agree that Jesus was born in Bethlehem in the time of Herod the Great to a betrothed virgin whose name was Mary. There are, however, major differences. Matthew has no census, annunciation to the shepherds or…
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04 Works, Today, April 4th, is Saints Plato’s day, With Footnotes – #92
Saint Plato of Sakkoudion’s wealthy parents died of disease before he was 13. Excellent student. Pious from youth, he turned away from the world of the royal court, freed his slaves, sold his estates, gave the money to his sisters and the poor, and at age 24 he moved to the monastery at Symbolean on Mount…
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John Shinnors, LOT’S WIFE STUDY, 01 Work, CONTEMPORARY & 20th Century Interpretation of the Bible! With Footnotes – # 40
In the Bible, Lot’s wife is a figure first mentioned in Genesis. The story of Lot’s wife begins in Genesis 19 after two angels arrived in Sodom at eventide and were invited to spend the night at Lot’s home. The Men of Sodom were exceedingly wicked and prompted Lot to offer up these Men/Angels; instead, Lot offered up…
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05 Works, Today, April 3rd, is Saints Agape, Chionia and Irene’s Day, With Footnotes – #91
Agape, Chionia and Irene were sisters and Christian saints from Aquileia, martyred at Thessalonica in 304AD. Agape and Chionia were charged with refusing to eat sacrificial offerings, whilst Irene was killed for keeping Christian books in violation of existing law. All were condemned to be burned alive… Please follow link for full post
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07 Works, Today, March 30th, is Saint John Climacus’ Day, With Footnotes – #88
Saint John Climacus, (born c. 579—died c. 649, Mt. Sinai, Sinai Peninsula). He is best known as the author of the Ladder of Divine Ascent, a treasury of spiritual wisdom which is read in its entirety in monasteries during every Lenten season. He is also commemorated on the Fourth Sunday of Great Lent… Please follow link…
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03 Works, Today, March 28th, is Saint Hilarion’s Day, With Footnotes – #86
Saint Hilarion the New, Igumen of Pelekete Monastery, from his youth devoted himself to the service of God and spent many years as a hermit. Because of his holy and blameless life he was ordained to the holy priesthood, and later he was made igumen of the Pelekete monastery (near the Dardanelles). Saint Hilarion was…
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06 Works, Today, March 27th, is Saint Matrona’s Day, With Footnotes – #85
Matrona of Barcelona or Matrona of Thessalonica is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. She was recognized as a saint pre-congregation. She lived in the third or fourth century. She was a young girl and a slave to the Jewish woman Pautila, wife of one of the military commanders, or…
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