Note: I’m currently featuring women saints who had notable relationships with male saints–their sons, husbands, fathers, or colleagues in faith. The Basics: Silvia, born about 515 in Italy;died about 592 in Italy; feast day, November 3. canonized pre-congregation. Wife, mother. Gregory, born about 540 in Italy; died March 12, 604; feast day, September 3. Pope and Doctor… Continue reading Saints Silvia and Gregory the Great
Category: Wednesday’s Woman
Wednesday’s People: Blessed Gisela and Saint Stephen of Hungary
Note: I’m currently featuring women saints who had notable relationships with male saints–their sons, husbands, fathers, or colleagues in faith. The Basics: Gisela, born about 985 in Germany; died May 7, 1060, in Germany; beatified in 1975 by Paul VI; feast days, May 7 and February 1. Wife, mother, queen, and abbess. Stephen, born about 975… Continue reading Wednesday’s People: Blessed Gisela and Saint Stephen of Hungary
Wednesday’s People: Blessed Maria de la Cabeza and St. Isidore the Farmer
Note: I’m currently featuring women saints who had notable relationships with male saints–their sons, husbands, fathers, or colleagues in faith. The Basics: Maria, died about 1175 in Spain; beatified August 11, 1697, by Innocent XII; feast days, May 15 and September 9. Wife and hermit. Isidore, born about 1080 in Spain; died about 1130 in Spain;… Continue reading Wednesday’s People: Blessed Maria de la Cabeza and St. Isidore the Farmer
Wednesday’s People: Sts. Helena and Constantine
Note: I’m currently featuring women saints who had notable relationships with male saints–their sons, husbands, fathers, or colleagues in faith. The Basics: Helena, born circa 250 in Turkey; died circa 330 in Italy; canonized pre-congregation; feast day, August 18. Mother, empress. Constantine, born circa 272 in Serbia; died 337, in Turkey; canonized pre-congregation; feast day, May… Continue reading Wednesday’s People: Sts. Helena and Constantine