Daily Medieval

Pope Pius II (18 October 1405 - 14 August 1464) was very busy, looking for political alliances and ways to expand his authority. It wasn...

Catherine of Siena (25 March 1347 - 29 April 1380) wanted to join the Dominicans and retire from the world. This was not only discouraged b...

Catherine of Siena is an example of how one can be connected to a religious order and still influence events "in the world." She w...

While explaining oblates I mentioned that there was a group called "Third Orders." "Third Order" signifies a lay member...

I like to link items in each post to previous posts that offer more info on those items. I have frequently referred to the time when the po...