failed to convert the native peoples, Mary succeeded. In 1531 she appeared at Guadalupe to a poor man named Juan Diego. And she accomplished what money and laws could never do. She converted a continent in
‘but not in this place: Go to the kingdom of France, to a holy chapel built and consecrated to my name near the city of Rodez, in the forest called ‘des Monts’, between the rivers Aveiron and Viaur; it
centuries and centuries those ancient hands, so full of sin, cherished the wondrous girl-child whose name even was unknown. A little girl, the queen of the Angels! And she’s still a little girl, remember
josaphat-une-memoire-confiee-a-marie.html (1) Thebaid was a southern region of ancient Egypt. Its name comes from its capital Thebes. (2) This politico-religious schism affected only the Patriarchate of
Following the baptism of their king Clovis (496), they gradually unified the country and gave its name to France. Translated from https://www.ladepeche.fr/2021/05/26/notre-dame-de-saussens-sanctuaire-
violent death in 861, a chapel was built at the site of his hermitage. This is the origin of the city’s name, which means hermitage. The history of the Benedictine Abbey dates back to 934, when a monastic community
Lievin stretched his hands over the heads of those possessed men, and pronounced these words: "In the name of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, may all the snares of the devil withdraw from you
young woman told her confessor about these apparitions. He made her ask the vision who she was, in the name of God, and what she wanted. Then the Virgin appeared to Adele on her way home, which allowed Adele
who live in relative freedom in Christian-dominate countries. Aradin means “Eden” in Aramaic, the name of the village where the icon was commissioned. Aramaic is the language Jesus spoke and is still spoken
inexplicable transfer reoccurred a few times, the community decided to build a small shrine for it, and named the image "Portaitissa," "the one who keeps the threshold." Around 1980, a Mount Athos hermitage called
