12 February – Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order

Modern Hagiography Bibliotheca Sanctorum Martyrologium Romanum (17 February) Roman Martyrology Character Calendar  Miniature Lives of the Saints for Every Day in the Year The Fairest Flower of Paradise: Considerations on the Litany of the Blessed Virgin, Enriched with Examples Drawn from the Lives of the Saints by Alexis Lepicier (and another story). Beautiful Pearls ofContinue reading “12 February – Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order”

1 February – Blessed Reginald of Orléans

Modern Hagiography Bibliotheca Sanctorum Martyrologium Romanum Short Lives of the Dominican Saints Stars in Saint Dominic’s Crown Art & Architecture Index of Medieval Art– Dittico del Beato Andrea Gallerani – Arca di San Domenico in Bologna (Wikipedia, Image, also): Back left three-part scene, per Wikipedia: Blessed Reginald promises Saint Dominic to enter the Order; Blessed ReginaldContinue reading “1 February – Blessed Reginald of Orléans”

31 January – Saint Peter Nolasco

Modern Hagiography Bibliotheca Sanctorum Martyrologium Romanum (6 May) Roman Martyrology Sanctorale Catholicum Lives of the Saints by Alban Butler. Lives of the Saints by Sabine Baring-Gould. The Liturgical Year by Dom Guéranger. Character Calendar Our Birthday Bouquet Culled from the Shrines of the Saints and the Gardens of the Poets by Eleanor C. Donnelly. PictorialContinue reading “31 January – Saint Peter Nolasco”