Showing posts with label relics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label relics. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Relic thefts

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The heart of St. Laurence O'Toole ( Lorcán Ua Tuathail in Gaelic ), preserved since the 12th c., was stolen from Christ Church Cathedr...
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

St. Vitalis

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I couldn't find an image of the right St. Vitalis. Turns out there are 6, most of them martyrs: Saint Vitalis of Milan (1st or 2nd c.) ...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

St. Catherine of Siena

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My friend Sue will be surprised to know what I found blogworthy about the book on the plague that she loaned me. While it is full of the h...
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Sunday, February 6, 2011

Relics of John Paul II

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The Vatican has confirmed that the organ donor card signed by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger in the 1970s - long before he became Pope Benedict ...
Friday, October 15, 2010

Le sang d'un roi

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"The blood of a king." That's why this otherwise artful gourd takes on a more sinister character. It was a pivotal moment in F...
Thursday, May 13, 2010

Two fingers

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Sacred Among the innumerable Christian relics of digits is a finger from the right hand of St. Teresa (1515-1582). I saw this first-class re...
Monday, January 4, 2010

Follow-ups

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Parade floats 1/2/10 A comment about this post mentioned the "Dirty Jobs" episode in which Mike Rowe helps dismantle parade float...
Friday, December 26, 2008

Frank Buckland

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Frank Buckland (1826-1880) is one of my favorite eccentric Englishmen of the 19th c. He made his living as Inspector of Salmon Fisheries, bu...
Thursday, November 13, 2008

Italy itinerary

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When my plans to travel to Italy in 2002 got cancelled, I had already put together the following itinerary: BOLOGNA Chiesa della Santa --inc...