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  1. My name is Nicolas Tolentino. I was named for a Catholic saint who spent decades as an Augustinian friar, reportedly surviving on bread and water while healing the sick and pulling souls out of purgatory. They say he never sought attention — just quietly did the work. Refreshing concept, really. Completely lost on social media.

    #religion #CatholicSaints #saints #catholic #catholics #catholicism #christianity

  2. My name is Peter Claver. I was named for a Catholic saint who spent forty years in the port of Cartagena personally ministering to enslaved Africans arriving on ships — before the authorities even thought to ask permission. He reportedly baptized over 300,000 people, one at a time, by going to them rather than waiting for them to come to him. *Unsolicited outreach at scale.* Truly, the first viral campaign.

    #religion #CatholicSaints #saints #catholic #catholics #catholicism #christianity

  3. My name is Adrian Natalis. I was named for a Catholic saint who, by most accounts, never existed as a historical person — she was likely a pious legend, a story so beloved it outlasted the facts. The Church celebrated her for centuries anyway, eventually removing her from the universal calendar when the evidence didn't hold up. *Seems fitting I'd introduce myself on social media.*

    #religion #CatholicSaints #saints #catholic #catholics #catholicism #christianity

  4. Doing another round of my course, "Relics in Antiquity and the Middle Ages," Jul. 23-Aug. 27

    This will be my 5th time teaching it, 3rd time online, and every time I learn as much from the students as I hope they learn from me. If you're interested in religion or medieval history, check out my course page!

    kentnavalesi.neocities.org/Rel

    I do all my advertising on the fediverse, so boosts appreciated!

    @medievodons @histodons #history #ReligiousStudies #Catholicism #education #Christianity

  5. Think I'm gonna start up the relics class again soon. No dates yet, but if you're interested, you can sign up to be notified when registrations open. I'd be happy to answer any questions, and boosts appreciated!

    kentnavalesi.neocities.org/Rel

    @medievodons @histodons #history #medieval #religion #ReligiousStudies #Catholicism #education #Christianity

  6. I finished Stephen Harrigan -- The Sorrowful Mysteries earlier today.

    I'd been wanting to read about Fatima for some time and just happened to stumble upon this .

    As well being an informative history of the the origins of the Fatima cult and its reverberations down to the end of the twentieth century, it's also an engrossing memoir of growing up Catholic in Texas before Vatican II and the author's growing away from this faith.

    stephenharrigan.com/sorrowful-

    #TheSorrowfulMysteries #StephenHarrigan #Catholicism #RomanCatholic #Fatima #VirginOfFatima #Memoir #Books #Portugal #History #Christianity #Mary #VirginMary #Mariology #PopularReligion #Texas

    Image: The three shepherd children who had visions of the Virgin Mary in Fatima (L-R: Lucia, Francisco, Jacinta) -- AFP

  7. Often overlooked about the Holocaust is Spain's role, under fascist Franco at the time. What did he do? He ordered inactive complicity. The linked article is a good one.

    Even if Spanish Jews came to Spanish embassies and consulates in Germany or occupied Europe, officials were instructed to do nothing even though they were all well aware of what was occuring in the extermination camps.

    December 31, 1939 in his end of year address Franco said:

    “Ahora comprenderéis los motivos que han llevado a distintas naciones a combatir y a alejar de sus actividades a aquellas razas en que la codicia y el interés son el estigma que les caracteriza… Por la gracia de Dios y la clara visión de los Reyes Católicos, hace siglos nos liberamos de tan pesada carga”

    "Now they understand the motivations that some nations take on to fight and remove those races that are characterized by greed and interest…. By the grace of God and the clear vision of the Catholic Monarchs, centuries ago we freed ourselves from such a heavy burden.”

    Jewish people had lived in Spain for centuries during the Moorish rule of the Iberian peninsula.

    #España #Spain #Holocaust #Germany #Fascism #Catholicism #Jewish #Sephardic #antisemitism

    eldiario.es/sociedad/holocaust

  8. the guy on #unXplained ( #Shatner show)
    said something about, "they pierced Jesus #mangina"

    I know he didn't really say that, and I'm pretty sure he didn't say #vagina

    Hold up! I'm not even trying to amuse you! Ha. yes i am.
    But seriously, I think they refer to one of the stigmata as the mangina. the where the #spearofdestiny left the mark on the Jesus torso.

    What is the correct word he's using? Must be some ancient holy term. (?)

    youtu.be/tKpNVooJaE0?si=6H3HDP

    #Catholic #Catholicism #Christianity #OldGregg #JesusChrist