England’s Patron Saint has always struck me as a little strange. A roman soldier, who apparently killed a dragon, George only became Patron Saint of England in the 1400s. Far from being unique to England, he is also patron saint of Georgia, Lithuania, Egypt, Romania and Portugal. In reality, St. George only became popular in …
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St Agnes, the lamb
January 21st is the Feast Day of St Agnes. Agnes is one of few female saints celebrated by name in the Roman Catholic Canon of the Mass. Although very likely an apocryphal historical figure, her influence on real medieval women is indisputable and she is still remembered today as the patron saint of young girls, …
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