SAINTS
by Deb McCoy | Aug 29, 2020 | Saints
AUGUST 29 is the traditional memorial of THE BEHEADING OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST. However, the beheading was actually just before Passover. The date of August 29 was chosen because that was the date that Emperor Constantine and Empress Helena had a church they built...
by Deb McCoy | Aug 25, 2020 | Saints
AUGUST 25 is the traditional feast day of ST. LOUIS, king of France (+1270). Here is the only King of France to ever be canonized. Born 25 April, 1214, Louis was the son of Prince Louis “the Lion”, son of King Philip of France, and Blanche of Castile, daughter of King...
by Deb McCoy | Aug 21, 2020 | Saints
AUGUST 20 is the traditional feast day of ST. BERNARD, Abbot and Doctor of the Church (+1153). This saint was a major leader of Benedictine monasticism, through the newly found Cistercian order. Born about 1090, in Burgundy, France, near Dijon, he was the son of the...
by Deb McCoy | Aug 13, 2020 | Saints
AUGUST 13 is the traditional memorial of ST. MAXIMUS THE CONFESSOR (+662). Maximus was probably born near Constantinople, being as that area was one of only a handful of places where he could have gotten such an intensive education as he apparently did. It is also...
by Deb McCoy | Aug 11, 2020 | Saints
AUGUST 11 is the feast day of ST. CLARE (+1253). In 1969, it was moved from August 12. Clare’s is a surprising story of fortitude and commitment. Clare was born in Assisi 16 July, 1194, daughter of Favorino Sciffi, the wealthy count of Sasso-Rosso, and his wife...
by Deb McCoy | Aug 9, 2020 | Popes, Saints
Benedict, son of Peter, was born in Rome, sometime between 790 and 810 AD. He was a well-educated man, known for his learning and piety. Before Pope Leo IV died, he had raised Benedict to the level of cardinal-priest, assigning him to the church of San Callisto. On...