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Bible and Saints
Passages of history, wonder and spiritual counsel, drawn from the Bible and from the lives of the saints and martyrs, with a special attention to those of the British isles.
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St Nicholas the Wet
By Clay Lane
Two frantic parents implore St Nicholas’s help in rescuing their baby boy.
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Aaron’s Rod
By Elfric of Eynsham
The Victorian practice of hanging sugared nuts on a Christmas tree was bursting with Biblical symbolism.
147
The Man Who Left No Footprints
Based on an account by St Bede of Jarrow
A young monk was rewarded for taking his duties as guest-master seriously.
148
The Spy
In 1910, Constantine Zervakos, a young monk from the Greek island of Paros, found himself charged with espionage.
149
Not a Scratch!
Hapless extremists try to wipe out a miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary.
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The Story of Esther
A young Jewish girl is chosen as the Queen of Persia, but quickly finds she has enemies.
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