Daily quotations on Saint Quote of the Day, from the men and women Saints, Blesseds, and Venerables of the Holy Roman Catholic Church.
Tomorrow is St. Brigid’s Day, so I wanted to share a post I wrote for our neglected real food liturgical year blog. Included is a simple recipe for a seasonal soup to be paired with bread an…
CatholicSaints.Info profile of Saint Catherine of Sweden
provenance: Spiš, Slovakia (please do not use without permission)
It was love that led St. Bernard to the fullness of truth; a way of life immersed in beauty and freedom It is true that the creature loves less because she is less. But if she loves with her whole ...
St. Macarius of Alexandria, also known as Alexandria the Younger, lived in the fourth century in Egypt. Not only was he a very successful confectioner, he was also a very devout Christian. Because he desired to serve God with his whole being, he gave up his business to become a monk. He spent the last sixty years of […]
Compton Verney, Warwickshire
Saint Clare of Assisi was one of the first followers of Saint Francis of Assisi. She founded the Order of Saint Clare, commonly referred to today as the Poor Clares.
CatholicSaints.Info profile of Saint Humbert of Pelagius
Saint Catherine of Siena's
Curator Tim Husband introduces the exhibition The World in Play: Luxury Cards, 1430–1540 and discusses the history of playing cards.
In many icons of Nicholas, the Saint is shown flanked by Jesus Christ and the Mother of God either in medallions or, especially later, resting upon clouds. This is recalling a miracle from St Nicho…
Reliquaries for the Skulls of Female Saints Oak, polychromy, and oil gilding. South Lowlands, Brabant (Brussels?), early 16th century. Medieval reliquaries often took the form of the body parts they were created to contain. Bust reliquaries for the skulls of saints were placed on or near altars and, by the late Middle Ages, were assembled in large numbers in some church sanctuaries. The small glazed medallions resembling jewelry once displayed additional relics. On particular feast days, such busts were carried in processions.
