Category: Uncurated

• The Bishop Whose Blood Remembers Fire

  The Life of Saint Januarius, Bishop of Benevento (ca. 275–305) The mountain was always burning. Vesuvius sat above the Bay… Read more.

• The Monk Who Wore Rough Hair and Walked Through Walls

  The Life of Venerable Theodore Trichinas (5th Century) There was a monastery near Constantinople where monks kept bees, copied manuscripts,… Read more.

• The Girl Who Carried Fire Through the Dark

  The Life of Saint Febronia of Nisibis (died 304 AD) The city of Nisibis stood at the edge of two… Read more.

• The Bishop Who Chose Exile Over a Lie

  The Life of Saint Cosmas, Bishop of Chalcedon (c. 750–815) The soldiers came for him at dawn. They always came… Read more.

• The Girl Who Stood Like a Mountain

  The Life of Saint Febronia of Nisibis (†304 AD) The city of Nisibis sat on the edge of the Roman… Read more.

• The Girl Who Chose Her Own Name

  The Life of Saint Irene of Thessaloniki (c. 282–304) Her father named her Penelope. He was a governor in the… Read more.

• The Goth Who Would Not Bow to Fire

  The Life of Saint Savva the Goth (334–372) The river was swollen with spring melt the night they dragged Savva… Read more.

• The Actor Who Refused to Pretend

  The Life of the Holy Martyr Ardalion the Actor (4th century) The crowd was laughing. That was the whole point.… Read more.

• The Abbess Who Refused to Disappear

  The Life of Saint Athanasia of Aegina (c. 790–860) On the island of Aegina, where the sea beats against rocks… Read more.

• The Girl Who Stood Before the Emperor and Did Not Flinch

  The Life of Saint Christina of Tyre (3rd Century) The house smelled of gold. That was the first strange thing… Read more.