ever see yourself saving lives‚ leading nations‚ and or dieing for what is right/what you love. Well this saint did a fantastic job at it all. Saint Ignatius of Loyola was born on October 23‚ 1491 in Azpeitia‚ Spain. Saint Ignatius of Loyola was canonized by Pope Gregory XV on March 12‚ 1622. His feast day is celebrated on July 31. He was made the patron of retreats and soldiers. Saint Ignatius of Loyola was born into a noble family as the youngest son of 13 children. He was the youngest son
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Confirmation Saint Report (Saint Barbara) Saint Chosen: Saint Barbara Summary: Saint Barbara lived in Nicomedia and was the daughter of Dioscorus who prisoned her in a high tower in order to preserve her from the outside world and also due to her “disobedience.” While imprisoned her studies led her to secretly become a Christian. Before leaving on a journey‚ he intended to make a private bath-house for her which intended to have two windows‚ but instead Barbara made them put three windows
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Saint Margaret of Cortona Margaret of Cortona was born in Loviana in 1247. When she was 7 years old‚ her mother passed away. Her father remarried. Her stepmother had little care & love for her. Growing up‚ she became more willful and reckless‚ & she had a reputation one wouldn’t envy. At the age of 17‚ she met a young man from Montepulciano‚ and she eloped with him. They had a child out of wedlock. Nine years after‚ her lover was murdered & his body was found in the forest. This crime shocked Margaret
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Peter Debye and his Contributions to Chemistry Abstract Dutch physicist Peter Debye studied under Arnold Sommerfeld‚ and developed several approaches using induced dipole moments and x-ray diffraction to study molecular structures. In 1912 he exhibited the Debye equation for dipole moments‚ a method to determine bond angles and the degree of polarity of covalent bonds‚ which allows the spatial configuration of molecules to be deduced with far greater accuracy than had previously
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Bernard Shaw’s famous play Saint Joan recalls the legend of a young girl who leads her nation to an improbable victory against the English. Joan of Arc has since become a role model for girls and women everywhere as a woman who conquered seemingly indomitable odds in a world of men. But one must wonder: Would the legend of Saint Joan have the magnificence that it does had Joan not been burned when she was? Is the grandeur of the story of Joan of Arc found in her life or in her death?<br><br>The first
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"Saint George Killing the Dragon" by Bernat Martorell Bernat Martorell‚ a Catalan painter‚ painted the elegant photo of “Saint George Killing the Dragon” in 1434. A theme behind the amazing legend of Saint George and the Dragon says that there are few friends who will make extreme sacrifices. Martorell uses different elements of art such as space‚ lining‚ and color‚ and different principles of design‚ such as movement‚ to take us through the vivid painting. The legend is said to start off
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perfect person. By moral saint Wolf described a person whose every action is as morally good as possible‚ a person‚ that is‚ who is as morally worthy as can be and whose life is dominated by commitment to improving welfare of others and society (Wolf‚ 419-420). Susan Wolf argues that being a moral saint is neither desirable nor reasonable. Wolf claims‚ that not because becoming one is out of reach for many of us but because of what would be involved in being a moral saint. In the end‚
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ascēsis exercises. The exercises served as tools that allowed the monks to survive the desert‚ live disciplined lives and mature spiritually‚ which helped them move closer to God and detach them from all earthly interference. Moreover‚ the desert saints were like athletes‚ holding themselves to a strict regimen for spiritual growth in preparation for spiritual attacks and physical temptations. The ascetic practices also helped the monks to maintain right standing in the presence of God‚ thereby
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Everyone is born differently‚ a good different‚ and God made Saint Philip Neri a special holy fool who had an important mystic gift. Humor is the best medicine anyone could possibly have‚ and that’s what Saint Philip Neri brought everyone in Rome. Saint Philip Neri is the patron saint of humor and joy. He was born in Florence on July 21‚ 1515 and was a child of Francesco Neri. At eighteen Saint Philip Neri went to live with a wealthy family member in San Germano. He didn’t live there for long‚ soon
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1.0 INTRODUCTION Peter Abelard was a distinguished philosopher of the medieval era‚ he flourished around the twelfth century (1079-1142) and he was also known for his logic. He was the founder of nominalism‚ a theologian‚ an ethicist and a poet as well; known for his brilliance‚ innovative and controversial ideas which attracted many prominent scholars to Paris in order to learn from him. During his early life‚ he fell in love with the niece of an official of Notre Dame Cathedral‚ and got her pregnant
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