Tag: sixth century

• 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 Sang the World Back to Truth

  The Life of Saint Germanus of Paris (496–576) The boy was born near Autun, in the rolling green heart of… Read more.

• The Bishop Who Became a Bridge

  The Life of Saint Germanus of Paris (c. 496–576) The boy was born into a world that looked like the… Read more.

• The Physician Who Healed Without a Price

  The Life of Saint Sampson the Hospitable (c. 480–530) The old man knelt in the mud beside a leper whom… 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.