Posted by petrus, on November 30th, 2020
“December”, 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 was born to a wealthy Greek christian family in Patara, a Mediterranean port in Asia Minor, and a suburb, . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Nicholas, Bishop of Myra in Lycia
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Posted by petrus, on November 23rd, 2020
“November”, 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).
Catherine was the daughter of Constus, the governor of Alexandria during the reign of Emperor Maximian. She was a studious . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Catherine of Alexandria, Martyr
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Posted by petrus, on November 18th, 2020
“November”, 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).
Hilda was born to a royal family in Northumbria in the mid-17th century. Her father was poisoned while she was . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Hilda, Abbess of Whitby
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Posted by petrus, on November 9th, 2020
“November”, 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).
Margery Kempe (c. 1373—after 1438) is considered by some to have written the first autobiography in the English language. Actually, . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Margery Kempe, Mystic
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Posted by petrus, on November 2nd, 2020
“November”, 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).
William Temple was, successively, Bishop of Manchester, Archbishop of York, and Archbishop of Canterbury. Both of his parents were members . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury, Teacher of the Faith
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Posted by petrus, on October 26th, 2020
“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).
John Wycliffe (there are several spellings of his last name) was an English scholastic philosopher, reformer, and biblical translator. Wycliffe . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: John Wycliffe (Wyclif), Priest, Prophetic Witness, Reformer
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Posted by petrus, on October 19th, 2020
“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).
According to tradition, Urusula was the daughter of King Dionotus of Dumnonia in southwest Britain. Sent by her father to . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Ursula and her Companions, Martyrs — 21 October
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Posted by petrus, on October 12th, 2020
“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).
Ignatius of Antioch, along with Clement of Rome and Polycarp, is one of the most prominent Apostolic Fathers. Ignatius’s inclusion . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr
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Posted by petrus, on September 30th, 2020
“September”, 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).
Jerome is one of the greatest theologians of the Church. Born in the middle of the fourth century in a . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Jerome, Presbyter, Doctor
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Posted by petrus, on September 29th, 2020
“September”, 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).
The assignment of feast days for apostles, Biblical personages, and the earliest saints of the primitive church can be somewhat . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Saint Michael the Archangel
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