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- The Story Twenty nine people that represent all aspects of Medieval society go on a pilgrimage to the cathedral at Canterbury in southeast England. The cathedral at Canterbury is the main cathedral of the Church of England. The shrine to the martyr Saint Thomas a Becket is located at this cathedral. The story format Chaucer’s characters are going to pay respects to this shrine as a part of a religious pilgrimage. They all meet at a tavern to begin their journey. Saint Thomas a Becket was the archbishop of Canterbury, and in 1170 he was martyred by some knights of the king of England, Henry II, who was overheard complaining about Becket’s loyalty to the church at Rome over his loyalty to his king.
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The Canterbury Tales General PrologueSummary & Analysis The Wife of Bath, one of the few female pilgrims, is one of Chaucer’s most entertaining and lively characters. She is proud and quick-tempered. Her red face and stockings come from medieval stereotypes that red is the color of lust.
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- Patron Saints. The perfect example of this type of spiritual and apostolic life is the most Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Apostles, who while leading the life common to all here on earth, one filled with family concerns and labors, was always intimately united with her Son and in an entirely unique way cooperated in the work of the Savior.
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Ordinary Time: February 6th Old Calendar: St. Titus, confessor and bishop; St. Dorothy, virgin and martyr. Paul Miki, a Japanese Jesuit, and his twenty-five companions were martyred in Nagasaki, Japan. They were the first martyrs of East Asia to be canonized. They were killed simultaneouly by being raised on crosses and then stabbed with spears.
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Reims Cathedral Reims Cathedral, view from north-east. Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Reims) is the seat of the Archdiocese of Reims, where the kings of France were crowned.The cathedral replaced an older church, destroyed by fire in 1211, that was built on the site of the basilica where Clovis was baptized by Saint Remi, bishop of Reims, in AD 496.That original structure had itself been erected on the site of some Roman baths.he cathedral replaced an older church, destroyed by fire in 1211, that was built on the site of the basilica where Clovis was baptized by Saint Remi, bishop of Reims, in AD 496. That original structure had itself been erected on the site of some Roman baths.
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- Saint Clare of Assisi was one of Saint Francis of Assisi's first  followers. She became a saint because of her good works, including  the creation of a new order of nuns who … served the poor. She was  canonized a saint on August 15, 1255.
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St. Mary Mead St. Mary Mead was the fictional village created by popular crime fiction author Dame Agatha Christie. The quaint, sleepy village was home to the renowned detective spinster Miss Jane Marple.he first was the residence of the village GP, Doctor Gerard Haydock. He continued to live on in the village beyond 1960. The other cottage was much larger than Dr. Haydock's. It belonged to Mrs Martha Price-Ridley, a rich and dictatorial widow, and the most vicious gossip of all the old ladies in the village.
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St. Angelo Death: 1220. Take the Saints Trivia Quiz now! St. Angelo, who was one of the early members of the Carmelite Order, suffered martyrdom for the Faith at Leocata, Sicily. The story of his life, as it has come down, is not very reliable. It may be summarized as follows: His parents were Jews of Jerusalem who were converted to Christianity by a vision of our Lady.
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News Sister Petronia, who has a ministry to the Travelling Peoples in Westminster Diocese, writes: On Friday 25th September, 300-400 Travellers gathered at Westminster Cathedral, London, for a special Mass celebrated by Cardinal Vincent Nichols.
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Miracles of the Saints It is suggested that these hankerchiefs were blood soaked from the wounds of Paul's stigmata. As most Catholics know, many in the church follow this practice today with the veneration of the relics of the Saints. A modern case of the Stigmata Certainly a very recent and probaly one of the best documented cases of the stigmata would be that of the Italian Saint Gemma Galgani (1878-1903) who also happens to be this writers favorite Saint! Gemma was an extraordinary saint who loved Jesus with all her heart and soul.
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St. Clare St. Clare was designated as the patron saint of television in 1958 by Pope Pius XII, because when St. Clare was very ill, she could not attend mass and was reportedly able to see and hear it on the wall in her room. She is also the patroness of eye disease, goldsmiths, and laundry.
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Two U.S. Saints To Be Canonized By Pope Benedict XVI WASHINGTON — Next week,Pope Benedict XVI will canonize seven saints including two Americans: Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Native American saint, and Blessed Mother Marianne Cope, who spent the last 30 years of her life ministering to the sick on the Hawaiian island of Molokai.
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martyr Saint Stephen was the first Christian martyr. ( 1 by extension) One who sacrifices his or her life, station, or something of great personal value, for the sake of principle or to sustain a cause.
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- St Thomas Becket Pilgrim Badge. On this day in history, 17th December 1538, Pope Paul III announced that Henry VIII had been excommunicated from the Catholic Church:-. “Bull against Hen. Reply ]. Reply: The excommunication is valid. Henry VIII as far as the Catholic church is concerned died outside of the faith. Morever, his last rites were administered by Thomas Cranmer – also, like Henry, considered a heretic and apostate in the eyes of the Church.
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Visitors enjoy Canterbury cathedral's celebrated stained glass at ground level Visitors enjoy Canterbury cathedral's celebrated stained glass at ground level. Great south window has come down to earth to be rebuilt, allowing visitors to revel in the work of Master of Methuselah. Stained glass windows from the 12th and 13th century go on display inside Canterbury Cathedral.
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St. Francis of Assisi: 'A great, great figure in the church' 1 St. Francis of Assisi is a patron saint of Italy and founder of brown-robed Franciscans.  2 Who doesn't know Francis of Assisi, Vatican spokesman says. 3  St. Francis was also rightly spoken of as 'another Jesus Christ,'. Pope Pius XI said.  He renounced the inheritance of his rich cloth merchant father.
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Benedict of Nursia Benedict of Norcia (Italian: San Benedetto da Norcia) (c. 480 – 543 or 547) is a Christian saint, honoured by the Catholic Church and the Anglican Church as the patron saint of Europe and students.enedict's main achievement is his  Rule of Saint Benedict , containing precepts for his monks. It is heavily influenced by the writings of John Cassian, and shows strong affinity with the Rule of the Master.
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10 Famous Christian Martyrs Even his date of martyrdom is disputed; though it was some time between AD 155 and 167. Polycarp was probably a disciple of the Apostle John who wrote the books of the Gospel of John, the three Epistles of John and the book of Revelation.
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- Sunday Martyr Moment: John Huss, The goose is cooked. A day early with this because today is the anniversary of the burning of martyr John Huss. July 6, 1415. Excerpted from Foxe's Book of Martyrs.
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- Stanislaus of Szczepanow, szczepanów Or Stanisław, (Szczepanowski july, 26 – 1030 april, 11) 1079 was A bishop Of krakow kraków known chiefly for having been martyred By the Polish KING bolesław Ii. The bold stanislaus is venerated In The Roman catholic Church As saint Stanislaus (the martyr as Distinct From). stanislaus kostka
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Cardinal Newman Cardinal Newman. The Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman was beatified by Pope Benedict XVI at Cofton Park, Birmingham on 19 September 2010. This was the culmination of the Holy Father's visit to the UK. The miracle required for Cardinal Newman’s beatification was officially recognised by the Holy See on 3 July 2009.
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Innocent of Irkutsk Innocent of Irkutsk. St. Innocent of Irkutsk (Russian: иннокентий иркутский, c. 1680-November 27, 1731) was a missionary to Siberia and the first bishop of Irkutsk in Russia. In 1721 he was consecrated bishop of Pereyaslavl in preparation for his leadership of the Orthodox mission to China.
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Bede, St Bede, St (672/3–735). First English historian, author of the Ecclesiastical History of the English People (c.731). Deacon, priest, and monk, Bede is generally associated with Jarrow, but probably lived mostly in the monastery of Monkwearmouth, which he entered in 679/80. Bede owed his scholarship, and much of his outlook, to their founder, Benedict Biscop. He travelled a little to Lindisfarne and York.
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Saint Nicholas Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, children, brewers, pawnbrokers and students in various cities and countries around Europe. The historical Saint Nicholas, as known from strict history: He was born at Patara, Lycia in Asia Minor (now Turkey). In his youth he made a pilgrimage to Egypt and the Palestine area. Shortly after his return he became Bishop of Myra and was later cast into prison during the persecution of Diocletian.
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- On the Great Thursday, 29 March, he Communed. At 2.45 on the Great Saturday, March 31, the Metropolitan equal to the apostles passed away in the Lord. On 5 April 1879 Metropolitan Innocent of Moscow and Kolomna of the blessed memory was buried at St., Sergius' Monastery of the Trinity.
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