Charlemagne was once, we are told, at Narbonne, when, in the midst of the banquet, some swift barks were...
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This saint was a priest of the Church, and put in chains by Claudius II. for having assisted the...
Ignatius was a convert and disciple of S. John the Evangelist. He was appointed by Saint Peter to succeed...
Life of St. Maroun of Syria
Saint Maroun, born in the middle of the 4th century was a priest who later became a hermit, retiring...
Life of St. Caesarius of Nazianzus
The younger son of Gregory the Elder, bishop of Nazianzus, and his wife, Nonna, Caesarius was born at the...
This holy martyr was a native of Cæsarea in Cappadocia, and in the persecution of Dioclesian she was brought...
Famous wherever the name of S. Benedict, her brother, is known. Authorities for her life, the same as those...
Life of St. Blaise
Blaise, was bishop of Sebaste, a city of Cappadocia, in the Lesser Asia. He spent a great part of...
Overrun by half-civilized pagan and Arian hordes during the fifth century, Italy and the entire Mediterranean world was falling...
S. Bridget, or Bride as she is called in England, is the Patroness of Ireland, and was famous throughout...
