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Melchior the Magi: Biography, Legends, and the Legacy of the King Who Brought Gold to Jesus
Melchior was supposed to be one of the Biblical Magi who visited the infant Jesus after his birth. The Magi are only mentioned in…
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Saint Barsanuphius: The 6th‑Century Hermit Who Left 850 Letters Behind
Saint Barasanphius, above all else, was a prolific writer. Monks in a nearby monastery came to him for advice. As a hermit, he would…
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Saint Clare of Montefalco: The 13th Century Italian Nun
Saint Clare of Montefalco was born about. 1268, and she died on August 18, 1308. She was an Augustinian nun and abbess. She was…
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Saint Isidore of Seville: An Archbishop Known as the Last Scholar of the Ancient World
Saint Isidore of Seville was born around 560, and he died on April 4, 636. He was a Hispano-Roman scholar, theologian and archbishop of…
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Pontius Pilate: 5th Roman Governor and the Trial of Jesus
Pontius Pilate was the fifth governor of the Roman province of Judaea, serving under Emperor Tiberius from about 26 until about 37. He was,…
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Saint Joseph, 1st Century, Was the Biblical Father of Jesus, Who is an Example of Fatherhood and Husbandry
Saint Joseph was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth and the biblical father of Jesus and husband of Mary. He is frequently held up…