by Deb McCoy | Feb 3, 2022 | Popes
Pope Benedict XVI was the first German pope in 950 years. Pope Victor II was the last German pope before then. His death, in 1057, marked the end of a close working relationship between the Holy Roman Empire and the Catholic. Born Gebhard of Dolinstein-Hirshberg,...
by Deb McCoy | Feb 1, 2022 | Saints
St. John Chrysostom is a Doctor of the Church. Together with St. Basil the Great and St. Gregory the Theologian, he is called one of the Three Hierarchs. Raised by his virtuous widowed mother, John was born in 344/347 in Antioch, Syria. He was baptized around the age...
by Deb McCoy | Jan 18, 2022 | Saints
JANUARY 13 is the feast day of ST. BERNO OF CLUNY (+ 927) Saint Berno of Cluny was born around 850 AD in Burgundy, France. His father was, probably, Odon, the hero noble. This man saved the lives of numerous Benedictine monks when the Vikings attacked the interior of...
by Deb McCoy | Jan 10, 2022 | Popes
Pope Damasus II had one of the shortest papacies on record. 23 days. About what he did there is little record. About how he got into that position there is a great deal of information. Born Poppo de Curagnoni, he was born in Pildenau, in the Duchy of Bavaria. This was...
by Deb McCoy | Jan 9, 2022 | Saints
St. Thomas, known as Doubting Thomas, was born a Jew. He was probably a twin, also, since he was called Didymus, Greek for twin.. Born in Galilee, he was martyred far from home in what is now Mylapore, Tamil Nadu, India. Most of what we know about him is by tradition,...
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