Tag: courage

• The Woman Who Outargued an Empire

  The Life of Saint Catherine of Alexandria (c. 287–305) The fifty philosophers filed into the emperor’s hall like soldiers marching… Read more.

• The Woman Who Taught the Philosophers to See

  The Life of Saint Macrina the Younger (c. 327–379) The house was full of weeping when Gregory arrived. He had… Read more.

• The Bishop Who Planted Trees in the Desert

  The Life of Saint Basil the Great (330–379 AD) The heat in Caesarea that summer was the kind that made… Read more.

• The Girl Who Stared Down the Emperor

  The Life of Saint Theodosia of Constantinople (died 729 AD) The soldiers came at dawn. They carried ropes, hammers, and… Read more.

• The Bishop Who Fought Dragons with Words

  The Life of Saint Nikitas of Chalcedon (died c. 842) The emperor’s soldiers came for the icons at dawn. They… Read more.

• The Girl Who Walked Through Fire and Kept Her Name

  The Life of Saint Theodora of Alexandria (3rd–4th Century) There is no saint list provided for today’s commemorations, so let… Read more.

• The Bishop Who Fought a Dragon with Words

  The Life of Saint Niketas the Bishop of Chalcedon (8th–9th Century) The soldiers came for Niketas on a cold morning.… Read more.

• The Bishop Who Befriended the Wild Things

  The Life of Saint Columba of Iona (521–597 AD) The storm hit the little boat sideways. Salt water poured over… Read more.

• The Bishop Who Walked Into the Fire

  The Life of Saint Polycarp of Smyrna (c. 69–155 AD) The soldiers came for him at suppertime. Polycarp was eighty-six… Read more.

• The Girl Who Sang the World Back Together

  The Life of Saint Audrey of Ely (c. 636–679) On the flat, wind-scoured fenlands of eastern England, where the sky… Read more.