Church Fathers
St Cyprian on the Communion of Saints
Although the feast of All Saints on November 1st became a universal custom of the Roman Rite in the mid-9th century, it was not until
Gregory DiPippo November 8, 2022 No Comments
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Historia
In Hoc Signo Vinces
The half-century after the assassination of the emperor Alexander Severus by his own troops, which took place in 235 AD, was an era of prolonged
Gregory DiPippo October 27, 2022 No Comments
Historia
An Eyewitness of the Battle of Agincourt
Today marks the anniversary of the battle of Agincourt in 1415, the victory by which King Henry V of England asserted his claim to the
Gregory DiPippo October 25, 2022 No Comments
Church Fathers
St Jerome’s Life of St Hilarion
Today is the feast of St Hilarion, who was born at Gaza in the Roman province of Palestine at the end of the 3rd century,
Gregory DiPippo October 21, 2022 No Comments
Church Fathers
St Jerome on the Symbols of the Four Evangelists
The book of the prophet Ezekiel begins with his vision of “four living creatures”, a man, a lion, a bull, and an eagle, the same
Gregory DiPippo October 18, 2022 No Comments
Historia
A Natural Disaster in Medieval London
On October 17, 1091, a very unusual natural disaster occurred in England; the city of London was hit by a tornado. From the accounts of
Gregory DiPippo October 17, 2022 No Comments
Historia
The Gourdification of Claudius
Yesterday, we noted the anniversary of the death of the Emperor Claudius, and how it is treated by the Roman historians Tacitus and Suetonius, and
Gregory DiPippo October 14, 2022 No Comments
Historia
The Death of the Emperor Claudius
Today marks the anniversary of the death of the Emperor Claudius, the fourth emperor, and next to last of the Julio-Claudians; at the time of
Gregory DiPippo October 13, 2022 No Comments