Category: Life of the Saints
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The Soldier Who Chose the Desert
The Life of Venerable Theodore of Sanaxar (1718–1791) On a winter night in 1738, in the middle of a roaring… Read more.
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The Lion Who Stood When Everyone Knelt
The Life of Saint Flavian, Patriarch of Constantinople (died 449) The old man knew they were going to kill him.… Read more.
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The Girl Who Became a Pillar of Fire
The Life of Saint Etheldreda of Ely (c. 636–679) On a black night in the year 672, a woman ran.… Read more.
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The Woman Who Built a City of Learning
The Life of Saint Brigid of Kildare (c. 451–525) The baby was born at sunrise on the threshold of a… Read more.
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The Girl Who Became Fire
The Life of Saint Zoe of Caesarea (5th Century) The slave auction in Caesarea smelled of salt and sweat and… Read more.
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The Empress Who Restored the Icons
The Life of Saint Theodora the Empress (died ca. 867) The young woman from Paphlagonia had dark eyes that missed… Read more.
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The Woman Who Became a Monk
The Life of Venerable Mary (called Marinus) of Alexandria (6th century) The ship rocked gently in Alexandria’s harbor as a… Read more.
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The Monk Who Fed a City
The Life of Venerable Prokhor of the Kiev Caves (died 1107) The famine came in the third year of drought.… Read more.
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The Girl Who Chose the Lions
The Life of Saint Thecla, Equal to the Apostles (1st Century) The lions would not touch her. Thecla stood in… Read more.
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