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4 days ago · Saint Sebastian: Martyr and Patron Saint. The St. Sebastian Catacombs owe their name to the martyr Saint Sebastian, who was buried at the site in 350 AD. According to tradition, Sebastian was a soldier in the Roman army who secretly converted to Christianity. When his faith was discovered, he was ordered to be executed by arrows (Baruffa, 2000).
1 day ago · Video CD Review. A video CD review of "Passion of the Saints", produced by Discovery Channel "Passion of the Saints" is a beautiful portrayal of the exemplary lives lived by the Christian martyrs - holy men and women who gave their very selves as a sacrificial offering that the Catholic Church may be strengthened by their witness of the saving love of Christ Jesus.
2 days ago · Caravaggio makes his Martyrdom of Saint Ursula "very intimate, very brutal, very personal in a way that most other artists didn't at the time," curator Francesca Whitlum-Cooper tells the BBC ...
1 day ago · It was in this context that St. Justin Martyr, an early Christian convert and apologist who lived in modern day Israel from about 100-165 AD, lived. St. Justin is well known for his First Apology, which he wrote to the Roman emperor, Antoninus Titus, as a defense and explanation of Christianity. This text not only gives us insight to what it ...
1 day ago · Nevertheless, she has been popularly venerated as a martyr since her death: one who suffered for her modesty and purity, her country, and the strength of her convictions. Joan is also remembered as a visionary in the Church of England with a commemoration on 30 May. [2]
4 days ago · Saint Junípero Serra Ferrer O.F.M. (/ h uː ˈ n iː p ər oʊ ˈ s ɛr ə /; Spanish: [xuˈnipeɾo ˈsera]; November 24, 1713 – August 28, 1784), popularly known simply as Junipero Serra, was a Spanish Catholic priest and missionary of the Franciscan Order.
5 days ago · He is often also shown holding a halberd — a battle axe on a long pike — because that is often cited as the means of his martyrdom in Persia around AD 65. One tradition holds that Simon and Jude opposed idol worship in Persia and so were killed by the priests of the pagan cult.
