SAINTS ALIVE – Saint Lucian of Antioch, destinations associated with the saint on his feast day (January 7)
Saint Lucian of Antioch was a noted scholar and martyr. A scholarly and austere priest…
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HERE are the best places to celebrate Día de Los Reyes in Spain on January 6
Three Kings Day, or “Cabalgata,” is celebrated across major Spanish cities with parades and festivities,…
SAINTS ALIVE – St Simeon of the pillar, destinations associated with the saint on his feast day (January 5)
St Simeon column in Aleppo St. Simeon Stylites was a Syrian ascetic saint who lived…
SAINTS ALIVE – Saint Genevieve, destinations associated with the saint on her feast day (January 3)
Pantheon of Paris Places associated with Saint Genevieve (or Genovefa), patroness of Paris, whose feast…
SAINTS ALIVE – Saint Basil, destinations associated with the saint on his feast day (January 2)
Mount Athos monastery in Greece Caesarea Mazaca (Kayseri, Turkey) – This is where Basil was…
SAINTS ALIVE – St Sylvester: Destinations and traditions associated with the saint for his feast day (December 31)
Relics of St Sylvester in Nonantola, Emilia Romagna, San Silvestro in Capite, Rome, nowadays serviced…
DISCOVER: The life of the late Jimmy Carter through his presidential library in Atlanta
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeC7JQCDd_M Jimmy Carter was an unexpected president. He was virtually unknown outside of his home…
SAINTS ALIVE St Thomas a Becket: Places associated with the saint for his feast day (December 28)
Name of Thomas a Becket in a Llimerick manuscript Canterbury Cathedral, England: This is the…
SAINTS ALIVE: St John on his feast day December 27: Destinations associated with the Evangelist
Tomb of Saint John the Apostle in Selcuk St John the Evangelist, stained glass in…
SAINTS ALIVE St Stephen through Jerusalem, Rome, Vienna & Dublin: Destinations associated with the saint
Church of St Etienne (St Stephen), Jerusalem Deacon Stephen, the first martyred saint, is associated…
The countries that celebrate Christmas TWICE (and how Ireland did the same for 180 years)
“Christmas comes but once a year” ties the saying. But several countries celebrate Christmas twice.…
Flightpaths past: Christmas ad from TWA 1969
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