Tag: truth

• 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 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 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 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 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.