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Lives of the Saints
St Nicholas of the Cats
A very unusual monastery with some very unusual protectors.
based on a Byzantine Tradition
The Miracle of Piso Livadi
Three fishermen let their tongues run away with them, and were left counting the cost.
The Martyrdom of St James the Great
James, brother of John the Evangelist, was executed for his faith by a close friend of the Emperor Caligula.
King Alfred and the Beggar
An everyday act of charity triggered off a series of extraordinary events.
based on the ‘Historia de Sancto Cuthberto’ 11th century
The Keeper of the Gate
A widow cast her precious icon into the sea rather than see it dishonoured by government agents, but that wasn’t the end of the story.
How Benedict Biscop brought Byzantium to Britain
The chapel of Bede’s monastery in Sunderland was full of the colours and sounds of the far-off Mediterranean world.
by St Bede of Jarrow 672-735