Saints Cyril and Methodius

by | Jul 6, 2021 | Saints

ST. CYRIL AND METHODIUS Two brothers, named Michael and Constantine, became the famous saints, Methodius and Cyril, “Apostles to the Slavs”. Michael was born around 815AD and his younger brother, about 826AD. Their home was in Thessalonica, Greece. Their father was...

POPE JOHN VIII, FIRST ASSASSINATED POPE

by | Jun 21, 2020 | Popes

Pope John was a native of Rome, born in the first quarter of the 9th century, some say in 816. His father was known as Gundus. As a young man, John witnessed the sack of Rome by the Saracens. During that battle, the enemy partly destroyed Old St. Peter’s Basilica...