by Deb McCoy | Feb 1, 2016 | Popes
The Liber Pontificalis is a book of information on the early popes, written in the fourth century. It is not always perfectly accurate and, as archeology reveals more information, new books are published with updated details. I try to get the newest data for these...
by Deb McCoy | Dec 28, 2015 | All
DECEMBER 28 is the traditional feast day of THE HOLY INNOCENTS.Despite the horror of the murders of the baby boys of Bethlehem, the numbers quoted in the Middle Ages of 14,000 or more, is not a possible number, considering the size of the town. Modern historians put...
by Deb McCoy | Dec 15, 2015 | All
DECEMBER 15 is the traditional memorial of ST. MARY di ROSA (+1855).Born Paola di Rosa in Brescia, Italy in 1813, this saint was born into a well-to-do family. She was educated in a convent until the age of 17 when her mother died. Leaving her formal education behind...
by Deb McCoy | Dec 1, 2015 | All
DECEMBER 1 is the traditional memorial of St. RALPH SHERWIN (+1581).Our saint of today was born in Rodsley, Derbyshire, England on October 25, 1550. A gifted young man, after finishing at Eton, he was given a fellowship to Exeter College, Oxford. Some say that his...
by Deb McCoy | Nov 30, 2015 | All
NOVEMBER 30 is the feast day of ST. ANDREW, APOSTLE (1st CENTURY).Andrew and his brother, Peter, were born in Bethsaida, a predominantly Greek-speaking part of Israel. Their parents, Johna and his wife, observing Jews, spoke Aramaic and Hebrew at home and at...
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