St. Quiteria John 15:13 “Greater love has no one than this‚ that he lay down his life for his friends.” Are you willing to lay down for your life for your brothers and sisters in Christ? St. Quiteria and her sisters were not afraid to risk their lives to free Christians and wage war to stop others from being persecuted. St.Quiteria was born in the 2nd century in the city of Minho‚ Portugal to a mother that had nine daughters and was discussed by this. The mother had ordered the maid to kill
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St. Judith/Jutta St. Judith of Kulmsee‚ also known as St. Judith of Prussia‚ was born circa 1200 in Thuringia (central Germany). She died on May 12‚ 1260 at Kulmsee in the Monastic State of the Teutonic Order. Judith imitated the life of St. Elizabeth of Hungary‚ who was the Duchess of Thuringia during her youth. Not much is known about her youth‚ but it is known that Judith was married at the age of 15 to a nobleman and bore his children. She raised her children in a contemplative and mystical
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years and there are numerous churches and altars dedicated to him. Nicholas was chosen as bishop of his childhood church and he became known for many miracles. Nicholas was at the council of Nicaea and condemned Arianism. St. Nicholas died in Myra and was buried in his cathedral. Nicholas was also known as “Nikolaos of Myra” and was a fourth century saint who was bishop of Myra. He was born to Christian parents in Asia Minor in the Holy Roman Empire. Nicholas was greatly brought up by his parents
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St Francis of Assisi During the medieval ages many people depended on religion. Upon those people was Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone‚ also known as St Francis of Assisi. Although St Francis lived a life full of wealth and content‚ he did not feel fulfilled by the way he lived his life. St. Francis was born around 1182 C.E. in the Italian city of Assisi. The son of Pietro di Bernardone and lady Pica he liked to speak French and fell in love with France and was given a good education‚ but was not
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In Cathedral by Raymond Carver‚ we observe the way narrator sees and understands the things around him‚ and along with it we see some of the character traits like being arrogant and timid. It is seen throughout the short story that the narrator doesn’t seem to understand himself and these characteristics as he spoke to the blind man. However‚ speaking to the blind man not only ignited his hidden characters traits it also showed his hidden talents of sympathy to one’s disability. Early into the
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St. Thomas Imagine being a follower of Jesus and being one of the apostles. Then imagine doubting the resurrection of Jesus when he had been in your life since the beginning. St. Thomas had been a devoted follower of Jesus before the formal establishment of the church (St. Thomas 1). Saint Thomas was a devoted follower of Jesus and was strong in his faith. Saint Thomas lived a very interesting early life. St thomas was born in Galilee Israel circa in the first century. St thomas was a big follower
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“Whoever from deep within her noble and zealous heart wishes to take up the cross let her first take up the arms necessary for such battles”. St. Catherine of Bologna once said. Her feast day is on March 9th. Catherine is the patroness of artists (Catholic Online‚ 1). I chose St. Catherine of Bologna because I have talent and a gift of drawing well. After I chose my saint‚ I realized that my first name of my godmother‚ Kasia‚ is Katherine. My godfather Arthur’s nickname is Art‚ both godparents are
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irony is that “The Ecstasy of St. Theresa” by Gianlorenzo Bernini‚ can be articulated quite the same to me. And what pulls it together is that this marble statue‚ was created in the Baroque period of art‚ in Rome‚ in a window in the Santa Maria church. Being a Christian girl myself‚ I often find myself bearing off course when it comes to my opinions of this piece. Let’s start with religion‚ then judgement and immorality. Let’s start with the obvious views religiously. St. Theresa was a nun. In this
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St. John’s and the Out-of-the-Way Alcove There was a chill in the air‚ just enough to make our cheeks rosy. Every so often the breeze would snatch a leaf from the overwhelmingly yellow trees above‚ and it would spin downward in pirouettes all the way to the ground. Glancing at Chase‚ my boyfriend of exactly one year‚ I was reminded of my prior autumn visits to those woods… My dad had taken me to the trails at St. John’s countless times. Mom and Nate would tag along when I was younger‚ hiking the
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St Paul of Tarsus is a significant figure in Christianity due to his major contributions of writings and letters which form a significant amount of the New Testament. St Paul is considered to be the forefather of Christianity after Jesus. Paul had a major impact on these spread of Christianity through his mission journeys‚ contributing to the religious traditions and helping expand Jesus’ original teachings. The reason behind Paul being a significant person in Christianity is because he contributed
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