The Feast of the Dedication of St. John Lateran is celebrated annually on November 9 in the Catholic Church. It is one of the four papal basilicas in Rome. St. Peter's Basilica, St. Paul's Basilica, and St. Mary Major are the other three.
This feast celebrates the consecration and dedication of the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran in Rome by Pope Sylvester I around 324 AD. The...
The Roman Martyrology reads: “At Rome, St Deusdedit, Pope, whose merit was so great that he cured a leper by kissing him.”
Adeodatus was born in Rome, the son of a Subdeacon named Stephen. He served as a Priest for 40 years before his election and was the first Priest to be elected Pope since John II in 533.
Almost nothing is known about Adeodatus I’s Pontificate. He...
The name Prosdocimo, although uncommon in Italy today, immediately suggests a Venetian origin, specifically Paduan. The Saint is honored as the 1st Bishop of Padua, the Patron Saint of the City and too, according to various scholars, the likely evangelizer of all western Venice.
Even the most beautiful image of Prosdocimus was painted by a Paduan, the great 15th Century Painter, Andrea...
The Roman Martyrology states today: “In the territory of Thérouanne in Austrasia, in today’s France, Saint Vinnoco, Abbot, who, of Breton origin, was welcomed by Saint Bertino among the Monks of Sithieu and then founded, with the work of his own hands, the Monastery of Wormhoudt.“
Winnoc is generally called a Breton but the Bollandist, Charles de Smedt shows, that he was...
Saint Galaktion was born in Emesa of Phoenicia to parents named Kleitophonos and Leucippe, who were baptized Christians by the monk (hieromonk) Unuphius. During the persecution of Decius, at the age of 24, Galaktion married Episteme. Since there was no priest due to the persecution, Galaktion himself baptized her. Eight days after her baptism, Episteme had a divine vision: she found herself in...