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“January”, kalendar page from Les Petites Heures d’Anne de Bretagne (The Little Hours of Queen Anne of Bretagne), by the Maître des Triomphes de Pétrarque. From Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France). Aelred was the sone of Eilaf, priest of Saint Andrew’s at Hexham, and so, according to the 1095 Council of . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Aelred of Rievaulx 
Thomas Becket was born in Cheapside, London, to a family of somewhat better than modest means. His father Gilbert was either a small landowner or a petty knight, who may have worked for some time as a textile merchant. By the time Thomas was born, Gilbert was a property owner, living on the rental income . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury
According to the 5th-century Acts of the Martyrs, a disappointed suitor denounced Lucy as a Christian, and she was executed in Syracuse, Sicily, in A.D. 304, during the Diocletian Persecution. She was born to noble parents, but her father died when she was five years ago, leaving her and her mother Eutychia without a guardian. . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Lucy, Sicilian Martyr
Nicholas Ferrar was born in London in 1592. He took his BA at Clare Hall, Cambridge, in 1610, and obtained a position in the retinue of Princess Elizabeth, daughter of James I and wife of the Elector Frederick V. He travelled abroad with the Princess, but quickly set off on his own, visiting most of . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Nicholas Ferrar, Deacon, Founder of the Little Gidding Community 
Isaac Watts was a Congregational minister and a prolific and popular hymn writer. He is credited with over 750 hymn texts; the 1940 Hymnal contains eleven of his hymns. He is often called the “Godfather of English Hymnody”. “November”, kalendar page from Les Petites Heures d’Anne de Bretagne (The Little Hours of . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Isaac Watts, Hymn Writer
Cecilia may or may not have been real, and the stories about her and her companions are certainly fictional, but she has remained securely ensconced on the kalendar since the fourth century. “November”, kalendar page from Les Petites Heures d’Anne de Bretagne (The Little Hours of Queen Anne of Bretagne), by the . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Saint Cecilia 
Crispin and Crispinian were cobblers in 3rd-century Rome who fled to Gaul because of persecution. Born to a noble family, they wound up in Soissons, in the north of France, where they preached the Gospel by day and made shoes by night, in imitation of Saint Paul. They were brothers, and they may have been . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Crispin and Crispinian, Martyrs
“October”, kalendar page from Les Petites Heures d’Anne de Bretagne (The Little Hours of Queen Anne of Bretagne), by the Maître des Triomphes de Pétrarque. From Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France). Nicholas Ridley was a prominent churchman during the reign of Henry VIII. While at Cambridge, he was instrumental in developing . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Nicholas Ridley, Bishop of London, and Hugh Latimer, Bishop of Worcester, Martyrs
“October”, kalendar page from Les Petites Heures d’Anne de Bretagne (The Little Hours of Queen Anne of Bretagne), by the Maître des Triomphes de Pétrarque. From Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France). Denis is a cephalophore, that is, a saint who is depicted carrying his own head post mortem. You might think . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Saint Denis
“October”, kalendar page from Les Petites Heures d’Anne de Bretagne (The Little Hours of Queen Anne of Bretagne), by the Maître des Triomphes de Pétrarque. From Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France). Francis, born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, is one of the most well-known and beloved of all saints, but in . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Saint Francis |
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