Tutelary Saint of the Cathedral Basilica of Saint-Denis, Denis remains a somewhat unknown charater. Sent by the Pope to evangelize Gaul, Denis was thought to be the first Bishop of Paris. He was probably beheaded during the second century. Many legendary texts evokehis martyrdom. What do we...
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In the early second century, Justin Martyr was the first to suggestthisJohn was the Apostle John, and since then, many Christians have presumed that John the Apostle was exiled to Patmos for preaching the gospel. But even as early as the fourth century, some historians believed this was a ...
The Roman Catholic Church leads the way in conferring sainthood on people, and some pretty rascally characters have been canonized.
Justin Martyr (150-160 AD) quotes verses from the Gospels, but does not indicate what the Gospels were named. For Justin, these books are simply known, collectively, as the 'Memoires of the Apostles.' It was about a century after the Gospels had been originally put in circulation, they...
“She was a longtime parishioner of the Church of Saint Clare in Braintree and enjoyed participating in the church’s women’s bowling league. She was an avid hockey and Boston Celtics fan. Carol was a dedicated homemaker. Most of all, she was devoted to her family and...