Saint Sebastian was born in the city of Narbonne‚ in Gaul‚ in the 3rd Century. Saint Sebastian was a young man by the time he was religious. He was a son of a wealthy Roman family and was educated in Milan. Throughout earlier in life‚ he was soon trasfered as an officer in the Imperial Roman army and captian of the guard. He was one of the favourites to Diocletian‚ who was the Emperorer of Rome since 284 AD to 305 AD but died in 312 AD. During Diocletian reign of power as emporer‚ he hated Christians
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Saint Sebastian (died c. 288) was an early Christian saint and martyr. It is said that he was killed during the Roman emperor Diocletian’s persecution of Christians. He is commonly depicted in art and literature tied to a post or tree and shot with arrows. This is the most common artistic depiction of Sebastian; however‚ according to legend‚ he was rescued and healed by Irene of Rome. Shortly afterwards he criticized Diocletian in person and as a result was clubbed to death.[1] He is venerated in
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Philippine Saint : Saint Lorenzo Ruiz Lorenzo Ruiz Saint Lorenzo Ruiz (ca. 1600 – 29 September 1637)‚ also known as Laurentius Ruiz de Manila or San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila‚ is the firstFilipino saint venerated in the Roman Catholic Church; he is thus the protomartyr of the Philippines. He was killed for refusing to leave Japan and renounce his Roman Catholic beliefs during the persecution of Japanese Christians under the Tokugawa Shogunate in the 17th century. Saint Lorenzo is
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Saint Monica Saint Monica‚ mother of Saint Augustine of Hippo is most famously known for the conversion of her husband‚ Patricius‚ and Saint Augustine. She was born in Tagaste‚ North Africa and is known to be of Berber origin because of her name. There she was born and raised by her mother and father. As soon as she was old enough‚ her parents arranged her marriage to a Tagaste official. Saint Monica’s marriage to Patricius was difficult in many ways imaginable. Not only was he much older than
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of story that is told about heroes and the kind of story that is told about saints. The hero always makes a decisive intervention when things are looking like they could go wrong. The hero always steps up and makes everything right. The hero is always the center of attention by contrast the saint is not necessarily a crucial character. The saint may be almost invisible easily missed‚ quickly forgotten. The hero and the saint are always at the periphery of a story that is really about God. The hero’s
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Saint Cecilia Canonization Process: There are four steps the Church goes through to make someone a saint. Before a person can enter Sainthood‚ 5 years must past after their death. The first step: When the subject arises that someone wants to enter Sainthood‚ a bishop must initially investigate that person’s life. If that person is considered worthy to enter Sainthood‚ they earn the name a “Servant of God.” The second step: A Church official who directs the process and serves as an advocate must
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The Last Night (from Charlotte Gray) By Sebastian Faulks Sebastian Faulks was born in Donnington‚ a village near Newbury in Berkshire on April 20‚ 1953. He was the younger son of Peter Faulks (1917-1998) and Pamela‚ née Lawless (1923-2003). Peter Faulks was a partner in the local law firm Pitman and Bazett. He had interrupted his legal training in 1939 to enlist with the Duke of Wellington’s‚ a Yorkshire-based infantry regiment. He fought in Holland‚ France‚ North Africa‚ Italy‚ Palestine and Syria
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“Johann Sebastian Bach” Johann Sebastian Bach was one of the greatest composers in western musical history. More than 1‚000 of his compositions survive. Some examples are the art of fugue‚ Brandenburg Concerti‚ the Goldberg Variations for Harpsichord‚ the‚ Mass in B-minor‚ the motets‚ and the Easter and Christmas oratorios. Bach came from a family of musicians. There were over 53 musicians in his family over a period of 300 years. His father Johann Ambrosius Bach‚ was a talented
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This passage‚ from the epilogue of Bernard Shaw’s Saint Joan‚ introduces King Charles’ viewpoint of Joan. It occurs twenty five years after the execution of Joan. Charles is having a dream and talking to Ladvenu who is a holy man that has dedicated his life to clearing Joan. In the epilogue‚ Charles represents the government and Ladvenu represents the view of the church. Ladvenu says “I think of what it means to her” when Joan’s name is cleared. However‚ Charles says that he cannot think of what
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millions and millions of people who although had different beliefs overlap within one topic‚ God. Saints are a big part of Christianity. For example‚ in Catholicism saints in some way of another are a symbol of holiness and likeness to the main father‚ God. Saints represent a relationship with the mundane part of religion with combination of the divine part of it. In order for someone to be a saint‚ he or she has to have certain qualities. For example‚ this kind of people have to live a truly holy
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