On the Kalendar: Nicholas, Bishop of Myra in Lycia

December from Les Petites Heures d'Anne de Bretagne

“December”, kalendar page from Les Petites Heures d’Anne de Bretagne (The Little Hours of Queen Anne of Bretagne), by the Maître des Triomphes de Pétrarque. From Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France).

Nicholas was born to a wealthy Greek christian family in Patara, a Mediterranean port in Asia Minor, and a suburb, . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Nicholas, Bishop of Myra in Lycia

On the Kalendar: Catherine of Alexandria, Martyr

November from Les Petites Heures d'Anne de Bretagne

“November”, kalendar page from Les Petites Heures d’Anne de Bretagne (The Little Hours of Queen Anne of Bretagne), by the Maître des Triomphes de Pétrarque. From Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France).

Catherine was the daughter of Constus, the governor of Alexandria during the reign of Emperor Maximian. She was a studious . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Catherine of Alexandria, Martyr

On the Kalendar: Hilda, Abbess of Whitby

November from Les Petites Heures d'Anne de Bretagne

“November”, kalendar page from Les Petites Heures d’Anne de Bretagne (The Little Hours of Queen Anne of Bretagne), by the Maître des Triomphes de Pétrarque. From Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France).

Hilda was born to a royal family in Northumbria in the mid-17th century. Her father was poisoned while she was . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Hilda, Abbess of Whitby

On the Kalendar: Margery Kempe, Mystic

November from Les Petites Heures d'Anne de Bretagne

“November”, kalendar page from Les Petites Heures d’Anne de Bretagne (The Little Hours of Queen Anne of Bretagne), by the Maître des Triomphes de Pétrarque. From Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France).

Margery Kempe (c. 1373—after 1438) is considered by some to have written the first autobiography in the English language. Actually, . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Margery Kempe, Mystic

On the Kalendar: William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury, Teacher of the Faith

November from Les Petites Heures d'Anne de Bretagne

“November”, kalendar page from Les Petites Heures d’Anne de Bretagne (The Little Hours of Queen Anne of Bretagne), by the Maître des Triomphes de Pétrarque. From Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France).

William Temple was, successively, Bishop of Manchester, Archbishop of York, and Archbishop of Canterbury. Both of his parents were members . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury, Teacher of the Faith

On the Kalendar: John Wycliffe (Wyclif), Priest, Prophetic Witness, Reformer

“October”, kalendar page from Les Petites Heures d’Anne de Bretagne (The Little Hours of Queen Anne of Bretagne), by the Maître des Triomphes de Pétrarque. From Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France).

John Wycliffe (there are several spellings of his last name) was an English scholastic philosopher, reformer, and biblical translator. Wycliffe . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: John Wycliffe (Wyclif), Priest, Prophetic Witness, Reformer

On the Kalendar: Ursula and her Companions, Martyrs — 21 October

October from Les Petites Heures d'Anne de Bretagne

“October”, kalendar page from Les Petites Heures d’Anne de Bretagne (The Little Hours of Queen Anne of Bretagne), by the Maître des Triomphes de Pétrarque. From Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France).

According to tradition, Urusula was the daughter of King Dionotus of Dumnonia in southwest Britain. Sent by her father to . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Ursula and her Companions, Martyrs — 21 October

On the Kalendar: Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr

October from Les Petites Heures d'Anne de Bretagne

“October”, kalendar page from Les Petites Heures d’Anne de Bretagne (The Little Hours of Queen Anne of Bretagne), by the Maître des Triomphes de Pétrarque. From Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France).

Ignatius of Antioch, along with Clement of Rome and Polycarp, is one of the most prominent Apostolic Fathers. Ignatius’s inclusion . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr

On the Kalendar: Jerome, Presbyter, Doctor

September from Les Petites Heures d'Anne de Bretagne

“September”, kalendar page from Les Petites Heures d’Anne de Bretagne (The Little Hours of Queen Anne of Bretagne), by the Maître des Triomphes de Pétrarque. From Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France).

Jerome is one of the greatest theologians of the Church. Born in the middle of the fourth century in a . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Jerome, Presbyter, Doctor

On the Kalendar: Saint Michael the Archangel

September from Les Petites Heures d'Anne de Bretagne

“September”, kalendar page from Les Petites Heures d’Anne de Bretagne (The Little Hours of Queen Anne of Bretagne), by the Maître des Triomphes de Pétrarque. From Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France).

The assignment of feast days for apostles, Biblical personages, and the earliest saints of the primitive church can be somewhat . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Saint Michael the Archangel