Thursday, March 28, 2024

The Great Cloud of Witnesses

Saint Nicholas of Myra Read more

Saint Nicholas of Myra

St. Nicholas of Myra (270 - 343 A.D.) was the only child of a wealthy Greek Christian couple living in what is today the country of Turkey. He was a pious child, and upon the death of his parents Nicholas was raised by an uncle who was a bishop. St. Nicholas grew in holiness, was ordained to the priesthood, and eventually consecrated a bishop. He was famous for generosity to the poor,...
Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. 129
St. Christina of Markyate Read more

St. Christina of Markyate

Christina of Markyate was born with the name Theodora in Huntingdon, England, about 1096–1098 and died about 1155. She was an anchoress, who came from a wealthy English family trying to accommodate with the Normans at that time. She later became the prioress of a community of nuns. Christina was born c. 1100 into a prosperous East Anglian family. Auti, her father, is likely to have...
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Saint Barbara Read more

Saint Barbara

St. Barbara (3rd c.) was born in Nicomedia in modern day Turkey. According to tradition, after the death of her mother she was raised by her rich and tyrannical pagan father who, because of her beauty and intelligence, guarded her closely, keeping her locked away in a tower to protect her from the outside world. She was educated by tutors and came to reject the false gods she was taught to...
Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. 212
Saint Emma of Bremen Read more

Saint Emma of Bremen

Saint Emma, also known as Emma of Lesum, or Emma of Stiepel, lived in the city that is Bremen today. She is the first female inhabitant of the city to be known by name.  Emma lived in the early 11th century, and was born into the Immedinger family. The Immedingers were Saxon nobility descended from the legendary King Widuking, who fought againt Charlemange. Emma's father was a count,...
Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. 127
Saint Bibiana (Vibiana) Read more

Saint Bibiana (Vibiana)

St. Bibiana, also known as Vibiana or Viviana (d. 361), was born in Rome, the daughter of Christian parents who were martyred in the persecutions of Roman Emperor Julian the Apostate. Her father was severely beaten and sent to live in exile as a slave, but died from his wounds. Her mother was beheaded shortly after. St. Bibiana and her sister, Demetria, were stripped of their possessions and...
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