Rule continues to be embraced by the Western monastic community and remains one of the most enduring and studied documents in Christian literature. Biographical Information Most of what is known about Benedict’s life comes from the second book of St. Gregory the Great’s Dialogues‚ which he devoted entirely to Benedict. According to Gregory‚ Benedict was born at Nursia‚ an area in the Sabine hills of central Italy (what is now the province of Umbria) in about 480. Born into a well-to-do family‚
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St. Anthony‚ Patron saint of the poor‚ people whose lives seem uprooted or misdirected‚ and finding lost objects‚ is a good saint that I pray to personally and often. St. Anthony was born in Portugal in 1195 A.D. He attended a cathedral school in Lisbon‚ but at age 15‚ Anthony joined the Canons‚ a holy order. He soon after moved to Coimbra and for the following years he devoted himself entirely to the studies of theology and scripture. When he was 26‚ Anthony left the Augustinian order and joined
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St. Augustine A doctor and bishop to his church‚ St. Augustine is best known for his autobiography Confessions. The term augustinianism evolved from his great influence during his day and ours. As a boy‚ Augustine had no idea where his rebellion would lead him. On the 13 November‚ 354 AD‚ in Tagaste (modern day Algeria)‚ Augustine was born. Patricius‚ Augustine’s father‚ while holding a position as an official in the city‚ remained a pagan until converting on his deathbed. Augustine’s mother
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1. St. Patrick of Ireland: A Biography. By Philip Freeman. New York: Simon and Schuster‚ 2004. pp 240.‚ $11.23 Kindle. In his book‚ St. Patrick of Ireland‚ Philip Freeman is presenting his case for the missionary life of St. Patrick. He undertakes to draw from Patrick’s words‚ his two letters‚ as well as those of medieval‚ Celtic‚ British and other such publications. Freeman is trying to give his readers a vivid image of what life would have been like during the latter part of the fourth
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“The Unknown Citizen” and “Warren Pryor” are similar in that they both make sacrifices. “The Unknown Citizen” is about a man who sacrifices everything to fit in and “Warren Pryor” is about a man who sacrifices his happiness for his family. When people make too many sacrifices‚ they lose their individuality and turn into a statistic. The ultimate sacrifice is giving up what you love. Warren Pryor is a hardworking farm boy who is fascinated and devoted to the farm and that kind of life. Whereas‚ in
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“The Outcasts of Poker Flat” is an unfortunate tale involving the death of several exiled outcasts by many different means. The actions of two of the people in the group ultimately led to the death of two young girls‚ known as Piney and “The Duchess‚” by starvation. “Mother Shipton” another female in the group‚ also died by starvation after giving her food to the younger girls so that they may survive. Starvation was the cause of three of the four deaths in the story‚ as the fourth death was the
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tends to develop some of his own. Even as a young boy Warren was fascinated not only with numbers but also money. This fascination was demonstrated by early business ventures such as his gum stand in which he sold Chiclets to passersby on his family’s sidewalk or the lemonade stand set up on the busier street near his friend’s house. Later on it would lead to his pinball machine business with Donald Danly. With all of these ventures Warren was his own boss. He enjoyed working and he enjoyed money
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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Luis Romero ETH/316 September 29‚ 2013 Patrick Tierney Evaluate the organization’s involvement to the community. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital was established on February 4‚ 1962.It was founded by an entertainer Danny Thomas. Danny was revolutionized how children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases are treated around the world. The company’s core values‚ their vision and their mission explain the social responsibilities
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and truth‚ and St. Jerome went after him or her with his mighty and sometimes sarcastic pen. He was above all a Scripture scholar‚ translating most of the Old Testament from the Hebrew. He also wrote commentaries which are a great source of scriptural inspiration for us today. He was an avid student‚ a thorough scholar‚ a prodigious letter-writer and a consultant to monk‚ bishop and pope. St. Augustine (August 28) said of him‚ "What Jerome is ignorant of‚ no mortal has ever known." St. Jerome is particularly
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Andrew McClarren October 30‚ 2014 RUS 100 St. Basil’s Cathedral Essay It goes without saying that St. Basil’s Cathedral commands attention and insists to be looked at. The structure and shape of the building in itself is incredible but with the addition of the exquisite‚ fantasy-like colors makes the cathedral all the more beautiful. Given its appearance‚ it’s quite surprising to many that it was constructed in the sixteenth century considering most architecture around the world during this time
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