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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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Daniel in the Lions’ Den
By Clay Lane
The King who condemned him to the den of lions felt far worse about it than Daniel did.
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St Hild at Whitby
By St Bede of Jarrow
Hild founded an abbey that poured out a stream of priests and bishops for the revitalised English Church.
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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.
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The Keeper of the Gate
Based on a Byzantine Tradition
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.
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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.
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The Miracle of Piso Livadi
Three fishermen let their tongues run away with them, and were left counting the cost.
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