On Christmas Day, Pope Leo III officiated the ceremonies in Rome. Charles, the great conqueror, devout Christian, and King of the Franks were to be crowned king with domains in…
Wilfrid B (his Christian name) was born around 673 in the southwest region of England, in the kingdom of Wessex, but his roots lay across the sea in distant Saxony.…
Pope Gregory I had all the qualities of a man of leadership, a sense of duty, measure and dignity to the highest degree. The Protestant historian Harnack admired his "wisdom,…
Remembered each year on 9 June, St Columba is, along with St Patrick and St Bridget, one of Ireland's most loved and revered saints. Through his work mainly in Scotland,…
Saint Benedict of Nursia was very pious and upright in life and endowed with the gift of God. From his childhood he shone with innocence of heart and adorned himself…
St Jerome was born in the small town of Stridon, near Acvileia, in 347. He received his first lessons in his parents' home. Then, going to Rome, he learned Greek…
At 18, Meletius the Confessor, the leader of the Church of Antioch, also attracted by the outstanding intellectual and spiritual qualities of young St John Chrysostom, took him into his…
Saint Augustine of Hippo (sometimes called Aurelius Augustine after being confused with his contemporary Aurelius of Carthage) was one of the four godfathers of the Western Church, along with Ambrose,…
St. Ambrose of Milan began an intensive study of Christian theology under the tutelage of Roman Simplician priests. He then made the necessary arrangements for his family, shared his wealth…
Athanasius of Alexandria was born in 295 in Alexandria. He was made a citét in 312 and a deacon in 318, after which he became secretary to Patriarch Alexander. As…
