A Martyr and a Monk

This week, Victoria elucidates English history for Christina through the tale of Saint Augustine of Canterbury. Sources: Wikipedia: St. Augustine of Canterbury Roman Empire Britannia History of England Franks Merovingian Dynasty Late Middle Ages Isle of Thanet Wantsum Channel Pentacost Pallium Laurence of Canterbury Cannonization Encyclopedia Britannica Franciscan Media.org Catholics.org

Victoria and Christina are back with perhaps the craziest mystic they've ever covered; St Bridget of Sweden. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridget_of_Sweden https://epicpew.com/st-bridget-sweden-electrifying-5-facts-prove/ http://www.therealpresence.org/eucharst/misc/PHP/purg_sb_sweden.pdf The Christian trumpet, of provisions and predictions about impending general calamities the universa...

This week, Victoria explains the long life of a mid-1800's martyr, St Mariam Baouardy.  Sources: Wikipedia: Mariam Baouardy I’billin Church of the Holy Sepulchre Acre Stigmata Orinoco Delta Pau Carmelites Mount Carmel Mangalore Sisters of the Apostolic Carmel Religious Ecstasy Emmaus Nicopolis Emmaus Six Days War Greek Catholic Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch https://www.carmelitesisters.ie/...

This week is a double hitter with Christina telling the stories of Saints Gobnait and Bega, two female saints from Ireland.  Sources:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobnait https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Bega https://catholicsaints.info/saint-bega/ https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=1723 https://www.irishexaminer.com/property/homeandoutdoors/arid-20381607.html

This week Victoria presents the story of Saint Osmund and the history surrounding early England.  Sources: Wikipedia      St Osmund       Sées      William the Conquerer      Lord Chancellor      Domesday Book      Henry I   &nbsp...

This week on a Marty and a Monk, Victoria and Christina discuss the Saint Francis of the Americas; St Peter of St Joseph de Betancur. Sources: http://saintsresource.com/pedro-betancur https://catholicsaints.info/saint-pedro-de-san-jose-betancur/ https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/homilies/2002/documents/hf_jp-ii_hom_20020730_canonization-guatemala.html https://www.vatican.va/news_servi...

This week, Christina and Victoria discuss the inspiring life of Saint Josephine Bakhita.  Sources: Wikipedia: Josephine Bakhita, Darfur, Daju people, Nuba Mountains, El-Obeid, Mahdist War, Mahdist State, Muhammad Allah, Mahdi, Khedivate of Egypt, Condominium (international law), Suakin, Canossians, Schio Catholics.org <https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=5601> Catholic Ar...

In this installment of a Marty and a Monk, Christina and Victoria discuss many firsts including the first US born person canonized by the Catholic Church. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Ann_Seton https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=180 https://setonshrine.org/elizabeth-ann-seton/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Elizabeth-Ann-Seton

Victoria and Christina discuss another historical figure who was then canonized, St. Jadwiga of Poland, the young female king of Poland. Sources: Wikipedia: St. Jadwiga of Poland Buda St. Hedwig of Silesia William, Duke of Austria Treviso Catherine of Hungary Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor Wawel Cathedral Wawel Cathedral (website) Catholic Online Alington Catholid Herald Galway Cathedral (Ireland)

Christina and Victoria discuss a saint with perhaps the most confusion around his origin story, St Erasmus of Formia.  Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erasmus_of_Formia https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Erasmus https://www.britannica.com/science/Saint-Elmos-fire https://www.livescience.com/st-elmos-fire.html http://faith.nd.edu/s/1210/faith/interior.aspx?sid=1210&gid=609&a...

Victoria and Christina discuss perhaps the most historically relevant saints yet, teachers Methodius and Cyril. Sources: Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saints_Cyril_and_Methodius Catholics Online - https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=39 Orthodox Wiki - https://orthodoxwiki.org/Cyril_and_Methodius Archeparchy of Pittsburgh - https://www.archpitt.org/ss-cyril-and-methodius-...

Christina and Victoria discuss the life of African martyr, St Joseph Mkasa Balikudembe, from the late 1800s.  Sources: Uganda Martyrs Shrine – Basilica of Ugandan Martyrs Munyonyo http://www.munyonyo-shrine.ug/martyrs/other-uganda-martyrs/st-joseph-mukasa-balikuddembe/ Dictionary of African Christian Biography page on Joseph Mukasa: https://dacb.org/stories/uganda/mukasa-joseph/ Fandom Page f...

Christina and Victoria discuss the life of St Charbel Makhlouf of Lebanon. . . . Sources: http://www.byzcath.org/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/295973/St_Charbel_Sharbel_Makhluf http://www.charbel.org/saint/charbel/miracles/ http://www.catholictradition.org/Eucharist/charbel7.htm http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Saint-Charbel,-canonized-40-years-ago,-a-saint-for-all-Lebanon-42011.html https://www.cath...

Your hosts, Victoria and Christina, dive into the life of 1100's nun and abbess Saint Clare of Assisi Sources: Wikipedia page on Saint Clare of Assisi, on Frederick II, on Monasticism, and on Saint Agnes of Assisi. https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=215 http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2016/08/miracles-of-st-clare-of-assisi.html#.XsBi_2hKiUk https://www.franciscanmedia.org/sain...