POPE HONORIUS III AND THE FIFTH CRUSADE

by | Dec 2, 2022 | Popes

Medieval knight Pope Honorius III was the Pope of the Fifth Crusade. Manu call him the lesser of the three popes in succession, Innocent III, Honorius and Gregory IX. But, maybe not. Honorius III, named Cencio, son of Aimerico, was born in Italy probably between 1150...

ST. SIMON STOCK – MAY 16

by | May 16, 2020 | Saints

St. Simon Stock receiving the scapular from Our Lady MAY 16 is the traditional memorial of ST. SIMON STOCK (+1265). Little about St. Simon comes from contemporary records. Much was written one hundred years, or more, later and it is hard to distinguish which is real...