Italian saints

What happened way before Jesus was put to death and what happened just before he was put to death, tie very closely into why he was killed. Like every other person who ever lived and died on this Earth, Jesus had a past, a family, and a birth place. The story of Jesus’ birth, according to the Bible, is quite humbling and is a bit like this: There was a young girl who lived in Nazareth named Mary. It never says her actual age in the Bible, but girls could get betrothed, which was like getting…

In the years between 30 and 33 AD Jesus of Nazareth was crucified. There was nothing special about the crucifixion of Jesus, at least historically. It was common of Romans to crucify anyone who opposed them. The Romans had many methods of crucifying a person, at the time there were three. The crux simplex, was an upright pole that was occasionally used for the purpose of crucifixion. The crux decussata (X), also called the crux Andreana, because according to tradition St. Andrew was said to have…

A struggling single father hopes to win a million dollar prize by entering a competition to replace an injured Santa, save Christmas, and impress his young daughter. STORY COMMENTS ON FIRST 30 PAGES MY SANTA HERO is a sweet title for this family friendly holiday tale. The first 30 pages clearly defines the goal of saving Christmas, his family, and winning a million dollars. The emotional goal is trying to impress his young daughter. The idea of saving Christmas isn’t considered highly…

grace, through faith, and this is not ourselves.” This quote is from Saint Nicholas, also known as Santa Claus. Saint Nicholas had a generous and loving heart and followed Jesus’s way to the best of his abilities. He always gave to the needy, helpless, poor, and sick throughout his life, even if it meant becoming one of those things as well. This saint will always be in everyone’s hearts no matter how bad or good things may be. Saint Nicholas was born in the third century. His parents died in…

The easy comfort was that they had died because God was unhappy with their sins. In ancient times it was often assumed that a calamity would befall only those who were extremely sinful .(Concordia study bible page 1575). So when they came to Jesus to report this tragedy it was in assumption that these sinful man had perished and their blood mixed with sacrifices by Pilate. Jesus then corrects their assumption by saying these deaths of the Galileans were not worse that the other Galileans still…

Her Imperial Highness Catherine II was Russia’s longest reigning Empress, having risen from minor German nobility to ruler of the Russian Empire. Centuries after her eventful rule, Catherine II is commonly known as Catherine the Great. In Russia’s history, only three monarchs have been awarded this title; the most famous being Peter the Great, the father of Catherine’s predecessor, Empress Elizabeth. For Peter, being awarded the title of “Great” was based on his combat prowess combined with…

Saint Lucy has multiple names such as, Saint Lucy or Saint Lucia. Saint Lucy was was born in the year of about 238 A.D. She was martyred around 304 A.D. according to the era of the rule of the Diocletianic Persecution. We celebrate her feast day on December 13 which is the time that Christians celebrate advent. Saint Lucy is known for being tortured and having her eyes gouged out because she didn’t deny her faith. Symbols that connect with Lucy are silver platters with two eyes atop of the…

Peter the Great (originally known as: Pyotr Alekseyvich Romanov), was a Russian czar during the late 17th century. He was born on June 9th, 1672 in Moscow, Russia and passed away on February 8th, 1725 in Saint Petersburg, Russia after ending up with a fever due to attempting to rescue drowning soldiers in freezing water. Peter is famously known for positively modernizing Russia and Russian life in various ways. Peter essentially transformed Russia from "nonexistence" to "being". As a leader,…

Old St. Peter’s Basilica St. Peter’s History Saint Peter. Often referred to as “Rock” due to the exchange with the Savior in the Gospel of Matthew stating, “… thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church…” Peter is revered as one of the greatest men that has walked this earth. He walked on water with the Savior, he was present for many of the most sacred events that take place in the New Testament, he was chosen by the Savior to hold the keys of the kingdom on earth, in his calling…

Mark portrays a definitively more dynamic Jesus in his Gospel than the familiar teacher Matthew presented to us.The Gospel of Matthew was structured around his big sermons. The Gospel of Mark is structured as to make an action hero of Him. This Gospel uses the word “immediately” an astounding 42 times, especially near the beginning (1:10, 12, 18, 20, 21, 23, 28, 29, 30, 42, 43; 2:8, 12; 3:6; 4:5, 15, 16, 17, 29; 5:2, 29, 30, 42; 6:25, 27, 45, 50, 54; 7:25; 8:10; 9:15, 20, 24; 10:52;…