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31 December – Saint Melania the Younger

Modern Hagiography Bibliotheca Sanctorum Martyrologium Romanum Roman Martyrology Sanctorale Catholicum Dictionary of Saintly Women Lives of the Saints by Francis Weninger. Lives of the Saints by Sabine Baring-Gould. Great Wives and Mothers by Hugh Francis Blunt. Tradition in Action A longer form biography, The Life of Saint Melania. Contemporary Hagiography The Cult of Saints inContinue reading “31 December – Saint Melania the Younger”

29 December – Saint David

Modern Hagiography Bibliotheca Sanctorum Martyrologium Romanum Roman Martyrology Sanctorale Catholicum Biblical Texts Samuel’s Anointing of Saul David and Goliath Medieval Hagiography The Golden Legend Art & Architecture Index of Medieval Art Portail Biblissima David Anointed by Samuel in the 3rd century Dura Synagogue. The David Plates at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (resource for educatorsContinue reading “29 December – Saint David”

28 December – The Holy Innocents

Modern Hagioraphy Bibliotheca Sanctorum Martyrologium Romanum Roman Martyrology Sanctorale Catholicum Lives of the Saints by Alban Butler. Lives of the Saints by Francis Weninger. Lives of the Saints by Sabine Baring-Gould. The Liturgical Year by Dom Guéranger. Character Calendar Pictorial Lives of the Saints La vie des saints La vie des saints Our Birthday BouquetContinue reading “28 December – The Holy Innocents”