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Pope St John I (- 526)
Celebrated: 18 May (worldwide)19 May (Denmark)He was born in Tuscany and elected pope in 523. It was a time of high political and religious tension. Theodoric the Ostrogoth, the ruler of Italy, was an Arian, while many of his subjects were Catholics. Initially tolerant, he became increasingly suspicious of the Catholics’ influence and political allegiance – […]
St Simon Stock (c.1212-c.1265)
Celebrated: 16 MaySimon is likely one of the first Carmelites in England in the 1240s. An accurate factual history is difficult to piece together amidst the many stories and legends that arise about him from that time. What the many legends tell us is that he was a memorable and significant figure in the foundations […]
Saint Brendan (486 - 578)
Celebrated: 16 May (Ireland)He was born in Munster, in south-west Ireland, and became a monk and a priest. He founded a number of monasteries and travelled to Wales, to Iona, and on a three-year missionary journey to Britain.He is famous for his voyage to the New World, which has become so accreted with traditional and […]