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September 12: Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary—Optional Memorial. On September 12, 1683, the combined Christian forces of the Holy Roman Empire and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth defeated the larger forces of the Ottoman Empire in the Battle of Vienna. Prior to the battle, King John III Sobieski entrusted his troops to the Blessed ...
The Basilica of Saint Mary Major (Italian: Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, Italian pronunciation: [ˈsanta maˈriːa madˈdʒoːre]; Latin: Basilica Sanctae Mariae Maioris; Latin: Basilica Sanctae Mariae ad Nives), or church of Santa Maria Maggiore (also referred to as Santa Maria delle Nevi from its Latin origin Sancta Maria ad Nives), is a Major papal basilica as well as one of the Seven ...
St. Michael the Archangel. Bl. Laura Vicuna. St. Padre Pio. Maurice was an officer of the Theban Legion of Emperor Maximian Herculius' army, which was composed of Christians from Upper Egypt. He and his fellow legionnaires refused to sacrifice to the gods as ordered by the Emperor to insure victory over rebelling Bagaudae.
Aug 2, 2011 · Mary, Saint Anna (Mary's mother) and baby Jesus, by Leonardo da Vinci, circa 1510 ... Later Jewish writings refer to her by her Jewish name, Miriam, and say that she's a hairdresser and that Jesus ...
Aug 27, 2022 · Sex was not a word that you said!”. “The Jesus and Mary Chain” had been William Reid’s brainchild. He didn’t have an exact explanation for the choice other than the fact that it was decidedly obscure. “I don’t know where [William] got it from, but he just said ‘The Jesus and Mary Chain’. And at first, it sounded like, ‘Naah ...
2 days ago · Mary (flourished beginning of the Christian era) was the mother of Jesus, venerated in the Christian church since the apostolic age and a favourite subject in Western art, music, and literature. Mary is known from biblical references, which are, however, too sparse to construct a coherent biography. The development of the doctrine of Mary can ...
May 12, 2024 · • Aug. 22 (Queenship of Mary) • Sept. 8 (Nativity of Mary) • Sept. 15 (Our Lady of Sorrows) • Oct. 7 (Our Lady of the Rosary) • Nov. 21 (Presentation of Mary) • Dec. 8 (Immaculate Conception) In addition to being the patron of mothers, Our Lady is the patron saint of women in childbirth,
