Dressed like an aristocrat and wearing expensive new armor, he was considered worthy of a decent ransom, and the soldiers decided to spare his life. He and the other wealthy troops were taken as prisoners, led off to a dank underground cell. Francis would spend nearly a year in such ...
You may be wondering how someone becomes a saint. In truth, Saints are not chosen so much as they already are. The way they lived out their lives and the actions they took, are what defines who can or can not be canonized as a saint. Someone who has lived a life of heroic virtue ...
Dressed like an aristocrat and wearing expensive new armor, he was considered worthy of a decent ransom, and the soldiers decided to spare his life. He and the other wealthy troops were taken as prisoners, led off to a dank underground cell. Francis would spend nearly a year in such ...
Dressed like an aristocrat and wearing expensive new armor, he was considered worthy of a decent ransom, and the soldiers decided to spare his life. He and the other wealthy troops were taken as prisoners, led off to a dank underground cell. Francis would spend nearly a year in such ...
the region of the lowerJordan Rivervalley. He had a circle ofdisciples, and Jesus was among the recipients of his rite of baptism. InRoman Catholicism, John the Baptist isinvokedas thepatron saintof baptism,monastics,hermits, converts, tailors, prisoners, and many other occupations and causes....