Daily Medieval

Severianus and Theodora were members of well-to-do Hispano-Roman families in the 6th century who bore four children, all of whom became sain...

We are accustomed to a world of laws and regulations. Most social institutions have existed long enough that there are well-known expectatio...

Sometimes, devoting yourself to a religious life meant a life of service: going out into the world to help others. Sometimes, pursuing a rel...

We have discussed the Synod of Whitby in 664, which debated whether Roman-based or Iona-based Christianity should prevail. "Celtic C...

In the 5th century, a very short man was born in Egypt to a poor Christian family; he became known as John Kolobos, from the Greek Ιωάννης...

Want to own a speaker that plugs into your laptop and depicts the ordination of Guthlac? You can! Today is the feast day of an English...

St. Theodore of Stoudios (759-11 November 826 CE) was a highly educated member of a well-connected family in Constantinople. His father an...

When your religion is centered on a holy text, and a majority of the population cannot read, how do you bridge the gap between a devoti...

St. Anthony the Great is credited with being the first monk in that he did not just live an ascetic life, but also he removed himself fro...

One Latin form of Augustine was "Austinus" Augustine of Hippo (354-430), pious man and brilliant theologian, has been mention...

In April 2013, near Meßkirch in southern Germany, construction will start on a monastery. It is expected to take 40 years to complete, ...

The Classical and Middle Ages generated more Saints Anthony that you can shake a crozier at: Anthony of Antioch (d.302) Anthony the Hermi...

12th c. image of St. Cuthbert St. Cuthbert (c.634-687), briefly mentioned here , never stayed in one place for very long—not even after ...

St. Francis of Assisi The Mendicant Orders were a 13th century movement that stirred up great controversy in the Middle Ages. Called so ...

His feast day is Leap Day, so he's celebrated only every 4 years. He is revered in the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic ...