 |
An A-Z of Saints: XY&Z
Andrew Chapman concludes our series about Saints |
 |
 |
An A-Z of Saints: W
Andrew Chapman look at the life and work of St Winifred and discovers that being beheaded isn't always fatal |
|
 |
An A-Z of Saints: V
Andrew Chapman gets twitchy about the dancing association with St Vitus |
|
 |
An A-Z of Saints: U
Andrew Chapman looks at how a legend grew from only ten lines of text |
|
 |
An A-Z of Saints: T
"Who will rid me of this troublesome priest?" Andrew Chapman explores the life of one of our most famous saints |
|
 |
An A-Z of Saints: S
Andrew Chapman explores the life and legends of a saint particularly dear to the British |
|
 |
An A-Z of Saints: R
Andrew Chapman recounts the story of a saint rescued by man's best friend |
|
 |
An A-Z of Saints: Q
Andrew Chapman's quest takes him to a quintet of Quirini |
|
 |
An A-Z of Saints: P
Andrew Chapman writes about a saint who represented both sides in the war between religion and science |
|
 |
An A-Z of Saints: O
Andrew Chapman looks at the life of a saint who was also a king |
|
 |
An A-Z of Saints: N
Andrew Chapman continues the series with St Neot 'the pygmy saint' and patron saint of fish |
|
 |
An A-Z of Saints: M
St Michael is distinctive as a saint for being an archangel rather than a human |
|
 |
An A-Z of Saints: L
St Lucy is the only saint celebrated by Lutherans in Scandinavia. Here is her story |
|
 |
An A-Z of Saints: K
Saint Kilian offers the tantalising prospect of being patron saint of gout, rheumatism and whitewashers. |
|
 |
An A-Z of Saints: J
Our saint for 'J' takes us inward, to a life of contemplation - though his life was not without its dramatic moments |
|
 |
An
A-Z of Saints: I
Among the few well-remembered 'I' saints,
one formidable character stands out: Inigo Lopez de Loyola,
better known as Ignatius, and founder of the Society of Jesus,
the Jesuits |
|
|
An A-Z of
Saints: H
Flavia Iulia Helena was born in the
middle of the third century and is believed to have been of
low birth: one account says she was 'a common woman not different
from strumpets'
|
|
|
An A-Z of
Saints: G
G is for St George, the Patron Saint
of England ... and Canada, Georgia, Greece Malta and Palestine
to name a few |
|
|
An
A-Z of Saints: F
At the age of 20, Francis of Assisi
joined his townsmen in fighting the people of Perugia and although
his side was victorious, he was taken captive and held at Perugia
for a year
|
|
|
An A-Z
of Saints: E
Edmund the Martyr was a king of East
Anglia, succeeding to the throne when he was still a teenager.
The story tells that he landed at Hunstanton in 855 to claim
the kingdom
|
|
|
An A-Z
of Saints: C & D
Cosmas and Damian. There wouldn't normally
be 'two saints for the price of one', but Cosmas (or Cosmus)
and Damian go inextricably together. The twin brothers, born
in Arabia, were both doctors and famed for their healing in
Cilicia (now Turkey)
|
|
|
An
A-Z of Saints: B
Our series continues with B for Saint
Brigid of Ireland, also known as St Bride or St Bridget, or
indeed Mary of the Gael
|
|
|
An
A-Z of Saints: A
We begin our new A to Z series, rather predictably, with "A",
which is for Saint Aldhelm. Find out more with Andrew Chapman
|
|
