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Saint Augustine of Hippo and Saint Athanasius of Alexandria were both Church Fathers that had a renowned impact on Christian philosophy and Christian theology. In their works, these first century theologians wrestled with issues such as divine providence, the will of God, God’s relationship with the human race, salvation, and many more topics of discussion still relevant to theologians in the present day. Like many of their peers in the church, they agreed on certain matters, one of which is…

St George of Lydda BIOGRAPHY The life of a saint is one filled with hardships and persecution. Saints are those who go beyond the daily mass and preach the Good News to all people, even at the cost of their life. St George was born in AD 280 in Cappadocia (an area that is now part of Turkey) and died on the 23rd of April, 303 in Palestine. He was a soldier in the Roman army who later became venerated as a Christian martyr. His parents were Christians of Greek background. His father, named…

In late medieval England, on Saint Nicholas' Day areas held Yuletide "kid religious administrator" festivities. As a major aspect of this festival, adolescents played out the elements of ministers and b Saint Nicholas, additionally called Nikolaos of Myra or Nicholas of Bari, was Bishop of Myra, in Asia Minor, and is a noteworthy Christian holy person. In light of the numerous marvels ascribed to his mediation, he is otherwise called Nikolaos the Wonderworker . Holy person Nicholas is the…

mass. The church continues to spread its holiness when it canonizes holy people and then those people continue on with the process. Many important people in history have helped to spread the Church’s holiness, for example, Saint Patrick. Saint Patrick is well known as the saint who developed and spread Christianity in Ireland (Wikipedia). He perfectly displays the qualities of someone who knows and understands the holiness of the church. The Holy Spirit can not operate fully on its own, it…

Moral saints can be compared to angels living on earth. Unfortunately, not everyone can be saints. In this essay, I agree with Wolf in saying that it is impossible to strive to be a moral saint. Everyone has different lives that demand different levels of morality from them. Wolf and Aristotle will support this thesis, while Kant and Mill will be offer the counter arguments. Our own conception of a moral saint is someone who acts selflessly for the good of the society. They sacrifice their own…

This painting is the third in a series of four panels depicting the life and miracles of Saint Zenobius, the fourth-century bishop of Florence and one of the city’s patron saints. Each panel shows different a number of levels of episodes from the saint’s life. As for the first panel shows the saint of youth, the second panel contains three stories about relating to miracles performed by the saint: he exorcism two children by a demon, he put forward a Christian mother, the son of life, and a…

“The Saints and Roughnecks” by Williams J Chambliss In this Article by Williams J Chambliss he talks about two groups of gangs saints and roughnecks. Saint were seen in society as a respectable bunch of boys that community think they will grow up to be quite successful in life. The other group known as the roughnecks were acknowledges as delinquents by everyone and was not accepted to even pass high school. Both boys of groups were involved in many different kinds of criminal…

Saint Sebastian was a Roman martyr. He was born Narbonne, Gaul, C. 256 AD and he died January 20, 287 AD in Rome. He was venerated in Milan and he is currently buried along the Appian Way Ad Catacumbas. The Appian Way was a road during Ancient Rome, it was named after censor Appius Claudius Caecus, who built the section to Capuia in 312 b.c. It was later extended to Brindisi. Its Latin name is Via Appia. Sebastian was originally from Milan, and in about 283 AD he entered the Roman Army under…

When I was reading “The Saints and the Roughnecks” by William J. Chambliss, I found it surprisingly revealing because the discrepancy between the two groups in a completely different social background suggests that the society tends to favor the upper class with brighter future rather than those are always in the darker side. However, based on the author’s observation over the two groups, (the Saints and the Roughnecks), I felt that in today’s society most of the people tend to believe the…

The Saint Bernard is a strong, muscular dog. They love people, and are, patient, obedient, slow moving, extremely loyal, eager and happy to please. Saint Bernards have a strongly developed smell, and also seem to have an extra sense for sensing danger from storms and avalanches. Their massive head is powerful. The feet are large with strong, well-arched toes meant for climbing through the mountains. They have a long broad tail, and droopy ears resting on the sides of their head. They usually…