St. Nicholas St. Nicholas is a saint for his gratitude and mercy towards others. He gave his possessions to the poor and needy. He was imprisoned for his faith and declared that Arianism is not real and was bad (“St. Nicholas”). St. Nicholas was born in Patara‚ Lycia Turkey on March 15‚ 270 A.D. Both of his parents died when he was young (Biography.com Editors). Both of his parents were wealthy so he received a large inheritance. Instead of using his inheritance for himself‚ he gave it all to the
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St Paul obituary Paul was born as Saul (his Jewish name) early in the first century AD in Tarsus. As a teenager he went to Jerusalem to re-discover his Jewish roots and learn more about the Jewish law. Paul identified himself with the Pharisees and was involved in persecuting Christians. Paul was beheaded and killed‚ in Rome around AD 64. “Saul” was a self-righteous young Pharisee‚ almost completely anti-Christian. Saul had previously participated in the stoning of st. Stephen and agreed
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St Augustine has made himself known for three reasons. His teenage‚ Catholic life and his accomplishments are the three reasons. First is his teenage life. Augustine was born on November 13‚ 354 in tagaste‚ numida‚ Africa. His parents were Patricus and Monica. In his teen years‚ Augustine went to Carthage‚ but wasn’t focused at school. He went to parties that darkened his pride and mind. Then took mistress when he was eighteen and in 383 he went to Rome and made a school. By hearing St Ambrose preach
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St. Anthony of Padua Priest and Doctor of the Church Feast Day: June 13 St. Anthony of Padua was born at Lisbon‚ Portugal in 1195 as Ferdinand de Bulhões to a nobleman of Lisbon‚ Martim Vicente de Bulhões and his wife Teresa Pais Taveira‚ half-third cousin once removed of King Afonso II of Portugal. His parents sent him to the Canons of the Cathedral of Lisbon. At fifteen‚ he entered the Order of Regular Canons of St. Augustine against his parents’ will. He was moved to the convent of the Holy
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May 7‚ 2013 St. Augustine‚ Discovery to Present Day It was April in the year 1513 that Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon landed in an area between Cape Canaveral and the mouth of the St. Johns River. Over the years‚ archeologists have performed many “digs” at the Fountain of Youth‚ which is a National Archeological Park‚ where the village called Seloy was once occupied by the Timucuan Indians. This is where the city of St. Augustine began. Ponce de Leon arrived during the Easter season which
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deceptively contributes to people’s assumption of self-worth‚ their perceived state of being‚ and quality of living. A person who does not experience a form of poverty or misfortune cannot become a strong and faithful Christian. As demonstrated by the life of St. Anthony‚ humility‚ detachment from the world‚ and devotion through poverty and misfortune on earth‚ once firmly established‚ makes a foundation for wisdom that is necessary to live a Christian life focused on the eternal and not the temporal. As Emperor
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St. Patrick is the Patron saint of Ireland‚ who was born in 387 AD. His feast day is March 17. He is one of the world’s most popular saints. Originally‚ he was an apostle of Ireland. His birth is often debated‚ but is agreed upon as being born at Kilpatrick‚ near Dumbarton‚ in Scotland. He is among the group of saints that are celebrated to date. These celebrations are Christmas‚ St. Patrick’s Day and Valentine’s Day‚ which are the saints St. Nicholas and St. Valentine. They all share our love of
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Elizabeth Honeycutt St. Brigid’s Day Intercultural Communications February 18‚ 2013 Ireland has many holidays that are a combination of the country’s Celtic/ Druid past and their belief in Christianity. One of these is St. Brigid’s day. St. Brigid or Brigit as she is sometimes referred to‚ is the female patron saint of Ireland. Her feast day is February 1 which is also the first day of spring in Ireland. “The Celtic feast of Imbolc is also February 1 and is dedicated to the Irish goddess of
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Keats ’ The Eve of St Agnes ’ explores forbidden love‚ and the belief that has become encompassed in this. With Porphyro being prevented from seeing Madeline due to a previous feud‚ she must believe that their love will become somehow fulfilled and this is why she appears to participate in this romantic superstition of St. Agnes. Stanza XXXIV‚ describing Porphyro as "the vision of her sleep"‚ appears to confirm Keats ’ belief in the romantic ideal of St. Agnes‚ yet this is quickly dashed "There
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In Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre‚ Edward Rochester is an emotionally intense and passionate man. In contrast‚ the Christian missionary St. John Rivers is cold and restrained. In life‚ where fire and ice are opposites of each other in many different ways‚ Rochester and St. John represent that relationship in their opposing features‚ motives‚ and reactions. One of the clearest examples of their fire-and-ice relationship is their individual motive for wanting to marry Jane. Rochester wanted to marry
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