Nihil sub sole novum

20 June – Saint Florentina

Saint Isidore donnant son livre à Florentine (France, Paris. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 13396 f.1v)

*Annus Dierum Sanctorum*
*Erat virtuti Castitas adiuncta.*
Chastity was joined to her virtue.
Judith 16.26
*Virgo cogitat quae Domini sunt.*
The virgin thinketh on the things of the Lord.
1 Corinthians 7.34
*Dux virginitatis meae tu es.*
Thou art my father, the guide of my virginity.
Jeremiah 3.4

Modern Hagiography

Bibliotheca Sanctorum

Roman Martyrology

Sanctorale Catholicum

Dictionary of Saintly Women

Lives of the Saints by Sabine Baring-Gould.

Our Birthday Bouquet Culled from the Shrines of the Saints and the Gardens of the Poets by Eleanor C. Donnelly.

Pictorial Half Hours with the Saints by Auguste François Lecanu.

Medieval Hagiography

Acta Sanctorum

Writings to Saint Florentina

De institutione virginum et contemptu mundi (translation not in the public domain, Latin)

Art & Architecture

Index of Medieval Art

Portail Biblissima

Warburg Institute Iconographic Database

Living Latin: Ecclesiastical Pronunciation

Ecclesiastical Latin Pronunciation – A Basic Guide

This concise tutorial includes a useful/fun practice component (pronouncing English words with Latin pronunciation) that parents can watch and do with their children.

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Luke Ranieri has a number of videos comparing Restored Classical and Ecclesiastical Pronunciations (the last in Latin). They are especially useful for anyone who has previously learned Restored Classical Latin pronunciation and for more advanced students who might be interested.

Ecclesiastical Latin vs Classical Pronunciation History | Latin: The Immortal Language

How should we pronounce Latin? Ecclesiastical or Classical?

In Defense of the Ecclesiastical Pronunciation of Latin | Ecclesiastical vs Classical Pronunciation

Dē rēctā Ecclēsiasticā prōnūntiātiōne – Correct Ecclesiastical Latin Pronunciation

Luke Ranieri has also created this video on how to accent any Latin word. It too is very useful.

Penultimate Stress Rule: How to accent any Latin word CORRECTLY