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King Arthur in the Lives of the Saints
Arthur wasn't always depicted as heroic in his encounters with saints, but that changed over time.
 • Deacon Tom
Light a Candle for St. Blaise
He's a holy helper for that sore throat, and much more.
 • Deacon Tom
St. Vincent's Many Tortures
Hagiographers, poets, and even St. Augustine were amazed and inspired by the grisly torments of the 3rd century martyr
 • Deacon Tom
The Real Faces of Saints
What did the saints really look like?
 • Deacon Tom
Bread for Beasts
On the Relics of St. Ignatius of Antioch, whether or not we have a real account of his martyrdom, and what it tells us about the cult of the saints in…
 • Deacon Tom
The Miraculous Relics of St. Dominic and Their Feast Days
Sweet smelling remains! A mysterious portrait! A papier-mâché saint! And, of course, the Skull of St. Dominic! (Sort of.)
 • Deacon Tom
Jerome the Lion
A man so famously fierce in rhetoric that only a lion would suit for a companion
 • Deacon Tom
The many heads of John the Baptist
A number of sites claim to have John's head. Are any of them legit?
 • Deacon Tom
What happened to Lazarus?
There are conflicting traditions, but only one is really credible.
 • Deacon Tom
Relics: An Introduction
First in a series exploring the relics of the saints.
 • Deacon Tom
A Demon, Some Murder Plots, and an Incorruptible Saint
St. Romuald's life and afterlife
 • Deacon Tom
Dying to Protect the Seal of the Confessional
There's another Saint everyone should celebrate on March 17th
 • Deacon Tom
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