Category: Life of the Saints

• 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.

• 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.

• 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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  The Emperor Who Chose the Desert

  The Life of Saint Theodosius the Great, Emperor of Rome (347-395) The messenger found Theodosius on his family’s estate in… Read more.

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  The Healer Who Wrestled Demons

  The Life of Saint Parthenios, Bishop of Lampsakos (4th century) The boy who would become a great healer spent his… Read more.