...until his death. About the time of the persecutions of Diocletian, he was imprisoned for preaching Christianity but was released during the reign of Emperor Constantine. Popular legends have involved...
St. Nicholas of Myra


...until his death. About the time of the persecutions of Diocletian, he was imprisoned for preaching Christianity but was released during the reign of Emperor Constantine. Popular legends have involved...

...her watery world, she needed to be big and strong enough to kick hard against the outside wall and dent it—the inside wall of the uterus has little feeling. We...

To guard himself and his household from evil gossip he wrote upon the wall of his room (after the example of St. Augustine): Conturbare cave, non est placare suave, diffamare...

...all the graces necessary for their state in life. This is symbolized by the dove drinking water from the font. The water font symbolizes Christ as the Font of Life....