St. Patrick was a fifth century British Christian missionary and is accredited with introducing Christianity to Ireland in 431-2 AD. However this is compromised by the fact that Palladius was the first recorded missionary to be sent to Ireland by pope Celestine to be bishop to the Irish Christian people. Patrick stated that Palladius failed his mission to spread the word to the people because he was hindered by God‚ however other external documents indicate that Palladius mission was very successful
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St. Lorenzo Ruiz St. Lorenzo Ruiz was a Filipino who lived in Binondo‚ Manila. He was born between the years 1600 -1610. His father was a Chinese while his mother was a Filipina. At a young age‚ he was already active in the church since he served as an altar boy in the Binondo Church. He was educated by the Dominican Friars and was given the title escribano or calligrapher since he had good penmanship. He had a family and he was married to a woman named Rosario. They had 3 children‚ 2 sons
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St. Jude is near and dear to my heart and has greatly impacted my own and the lives of those around me. I lost a very close friend‚ Lauren‚ to osteosarcoma in December of 2015. I witnessed firsthand the significance of the role that St. Jude played and the difference it made. Because of this‚ I have nothing but love and respect for the St. Jude staff and founders. I am forever grateful for St. Jude and what they did for Lauren’s family. I am in complete awe of the amount of work and dedication
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Palm Coast: Back Door to St. Augustine So‚ you’re moving to Florida. Or‚ you’d sure like to. No one probably has to drill you on Sunshine State specifics‚ like those flash cards that once helped elementary-school students memorize multiplication tables. Remember those? We won’t tell. What we will tell you is the small city of Palm Coast is great home base for enjoying one of the most historic places in the United States — St. Augustine‚ Florida. The Nation’s Oldest City is only 28.3 miles
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LIBERTY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY A CRITICAL REVIEW OF ST. AUGUSTINE’S CONFESSIONS BY ST. AUGUSTINE SUBMITTED TO DR. GREGORY TOMLIN IN PARTIAL FULLFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR CHHI520 DEPARTMENT OF CHURCH HISTORY BY SHARRON WATKINS COLUMBIA‚ SOUTH CAROLINA 11 AUGUST 2012 TABLE of CONTENTS Introduction------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Summary --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 The
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The Facts: St Francis of Assisi was born in 1181 at Assisi‚ Umbria‚ in Italy. St Francis of Assisi died on the 4 October 1226 at Portiuncula‚ Italy Pope Gregory IX canonized St Francis of Assisi on the 16 July 1228. He was canonized because he devoted his life to solitude‚ prayer‚ helping the poor‚ and raising money to rebuild run-down buildings of the churches Sainthood: The reason for Sainthood is that Pope Gregory IX and many other people thought and still think that he has made a great positive
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painted St. George and the Dragon (oil on panel‚ 28.5 x 21.5 cm‚ National Gallery of Art‚ Washington D.C.) (Figure 1). He was born in Urbino‚ Italy and this is where he studied and worked‚ until moving to Florence‚ Italy in 1504. Florence was “the center of art and creativity at the time” (ARTSnFOOD‚ Atkinson)‚ so this was the perfect place for Raphael to really get his career started. At only 23 years old‚ while living in Florence‚ Raphael painted this dramatic scene from the legend of St. George
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St Augustine was born in the Ad period of 13 November 354- 28 August 430. He was an early Christian theologian. whose had writings became very influential in the development of Western Christianity and Western philosophy. He was bishop of Hippo Regius which is located in the Roman province of Africa. Saint Augustine started writing during the Patristic Era‚ he is widely viewed as one of the most important Church Fathers. His much widely praised work which is still read to this very day is writing
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that same year. Tradition tells us that St. Luke the evangelist made the image. The advocation of the image was "A Virgin of Guadalupe‚" named after the small river that passes through the mountain‚ meaning "A River of Light." The conquerors‚ Colon and Cortes‚ visited the sanctuary of the Virgin of Guadalupe before departing on to the new land. In 1519‚ Cortes arrived at Veracruz‚ today known as Lantigua‚ and constructed the first church dedicated to St. James the Apostle. Then in 1521 when
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While St. Peter’s colonnade designed by Gianlorenzo Bernini displayed Classical designs on the large scale‚ the basilica contains an altarpiece by Bernini symbolic of The Baroque period. Bernini’s The Ecstasy of St. Theresa portrays key characteristic of The Baroque style: mainly‚ theatrically and paradoxical/complex sentiment. Aesthetically‚ the altarpiece catches the eye with its life-size scale and strategic lighting. The detail etched into the marble of each figure draws the viewer in to the
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