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July 24 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics)
July 23 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - July 25 All fixed commemorations below are celebrated on ''August 6'' by Old Calendar. For July 24th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on ''July 11''. Saints * Saint Athenagoras of Athens, Apologist (c. 190) Συναξαριστής. 24 Ιουλίου'' ECCLESIA.GR. (H ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ). * ''Saint Christina the Great Martyr (''Christina of Tyre'')'' (c. 300)July 24/August 6 Orthodox Calendar (PRAVOSLAVIE.RU). '' The Year of Our Salvation - Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, Massachusetts. * Martyrs Capito and Hymenaeus, by the sword. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boris And Gleb
Boris and Gleb ( orv, Борисъ и Глѣбъ, ''Borisŭ i Glěbŭ''; russian: Борис и Глеб, ''Boris i Gleb''; ua, Борис і Гліб, ''Borys i Hlib''), Christian names Roman and David, respectively ( orv, Романъ, Давꙑдъ, ''Romanŭ, Davydŭ''), were the first saints canonized in Kievan Rus' after the Christianization of the country. Their feast day is observed on July 24 (August 6). History According to the two 11th-century ''Lives of Boris and Gleb'' (ascribed to Nestor the Chronicler and Jacob the Monk), they were younger children of Vladimir the Great, who favored them over his other children. The ''Primary Chronicle'' claims that their mother was a Bulgarian woman. Most modern scholars, however, argue that Boris and Gleb had different mothers and were of different ages. Boris, the elder, who was already married and ruled the town of Rostov, was probably regarded as heir apparent to the Kievan throne. Gleb, who was still a minor, ruled the ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountgarret
Mountgarret (or Mountgarrett, Mount Garrett; ga, Mota-Gairead) is a townland in New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland. It is known for the ruins of a medieval tower house that was built by the Bishop of Ferns in 1408. Location Mountgarrett is in the Electoral Division of New Ross Rural. It is in Saint Marys civil parish, Barony of Bantry in County Wexford. It has an area of . It lies along the River Barrow to the west, which forms the boundary between Count Wexford and County Kilkenny. Bordering townlands are Ardross, Barrettspark, Castlemoyle and Craywell to the south: Knockavilla and MacMurrough to the east; and Mountelliott to the north. Hamilton (1835) says, "''Mountgarrett'', a lofty hill overlooking New Ross, is surmounted by the ruins of a castle, from which there is a fine view." In 1841 the population was 71 and the Poor Law valuation was £91 16s. 0d. Early monastery Saint Nissen was converted to Christianity by Saint Patrick in the 5th century. He became abbot of Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Nissen
Saint Nissen was an early Christian convert who was abbot of a monastery in County Wexford, Ireland. Life Saint Nissen was converted to Christianity by Saint Patrick. He became abbot of Montgarth ( Mountgarret) Abbey in Wexford, Ireland. His feast day is 25 July. Monks of Ramsgate account The monks of St Augustine's Abbey, Ramsgate, wrote in their ''Book of Saints'' (1921), Butler's account The hagiographer Alban Butler Alban Butler (13 October 171015 May 1773) was an English Roman Catholic priest and hagiographer. Biography Alban Butler was born in 1710, at Appletree, Aston le Walls, Northamptonshire, the second son of Simon Butler, Esq. His father died when ... ( 1710–1773) wrote in his ''Lives of the Primitive Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints'', under April 9, Notes Sources * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nissen, Saint Disciples of Saint Patrick 5th-century deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tredrizzick
Tredrizzick ( kw, Treredenek) List of place-names agreed by the MAGA Signage Panel . is a small village in , England, United Kingdom, at . It is on the road linking the villages of |
Menefrida
Menefrida is the 5th-century Cornish saint associated with the parish of St Minver, near the Camel estuary in Cornwall, England. Alternative spellings of her name include Menefreda, Menwreda, Menfre, Mynfreda and Minefreda. At the time of King Henry VIII the parish was known as St. Menifryde. Menefrida was one of the many children of the Welsh king Brychan, and has been referred to as a saint since at least 1256. William of Worcester records, ''Sancta Menefrida, virgo non martir, die 24 Novembris'' ("Saint Menefrida, virgin, not a martyr, 24 November"), which he copied from a calendar at Bodmin Bodmin () is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated south-west of Bodmin Moor. The extent of the civil parish corresponds fairly closely to that of the town so is mostly urban in character. It is bordere ... into the notes made during his travels around Britain during the late 15th century. Her feast day is 24 July. The church dedicated to St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seaford, East Sussex
Seaford is a town in East Sussex, England, east of Newhaven and west of Eastbourne.OS Explorer map Eastbourne and Beachy Head Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey – Southampton B2 edition. Publishing Date:2009. In the Middle Ages, Seaford was one of the main ports serving Southern England, but the town's fortunes declined due to coastal sedimentation silting up its harbour and persistent raids by French pirates. The coastal confederation of Cinque Ports in the mediaeval period consisted of forty-two towns and villages; Seaford was included under the "Limb" of Hastings. Between 1350 and 1550, the French burned down the town several times. In the 16th century, the people of Seaford were known as the "cormorants" or "shags" because of their enthusiasm for looting ships wrecked in the bay. Local legend has it that Seaford residents would, on occasion, cause ships to run aground by placing fake harbour lights on the cliffs. Seaford's fortunes revived in the 19th century wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewina
Saint Lewina (or Lewinna, Levinna, Lewine, Leofwynn; 7th century) was a British virgin and martyr who was put to death by Saxon invaders. Her feast day is 25 July. Life Little is known of Lewinna's life. One source says she was a British woman who lived during the reign of King Ecgberht of Kent (r. 664–673). As a virgin, she was killed by a Saxon heathen due to her faith during the life of Archbishop Theodore of Tarsus (died 690). She was buried at a monastery in Sussex dedicated to Saint Andrew. Possibly Saint Lewinna's name is connected with that of the town of Lewes Lewes () is the county town of East Sussex, England. It is the police and judicial centre for all of Sussex and is home to Sussex Police, East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service, Lewes Crown Court and HMP Lewes. The civil parish is the centre of ..., which once had a church of Saint Andrew and is near Seaford. Lewinna may be the Latin version of Leofwynn, a Saxon rather than British name. She has been associa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John O'Hanlon (writer)
John Canon O'Hanlon MRIA (30 April 1821 – 15 May 1905) was an Irish Catholic priest, scholar and writer who also published poetry and illustrations, and involved himself in Irish politics. He is best known as a folklorist and a hagiographer, and in particular for his comprehensive ''Lives of the Irish Saints''. Life O'Hanlon was born in Stradbally, Laois. His parents were Edward and Honor Hanlon. He attended the Preston School in Ballyroan and then entered Carlow College to study for the priesthood. Before he completed his studies, however, he emigrated in 1842 with members of his family, initially to Quebec, but ultimately to Missouri in the United States of America (a migration perhaps occasioned by the death of his father). The family settled in Millwood in northeast Missouri. O'Hanlon was admitted to the diocesan college in St. Louis, completed his studies, and was ordained in 1847. He was then assigned a mission in the diocese of St. Louis, where he ministered until 185 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Ardmore
The Bishop of Ardmore was an Episcopal polity, episcopal title which took its name after the monastic settlement of Ardmore, County Waterford, Ardmore in County Waterford, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Ardmore was not included in the list of Irish dioceses approved at the Synod of Kells, but is named as a church which claimed the right to a bishopric. A bishop of Ardmore took the oath of fealty to Henry II of England in 1172. Bishop Eugenius appears as a witness to a charter some years later, and he also acted as a suffragan bishop in the diocese of Lichfield in 1184 and 1185. Ua Selbaig, who died at Cork in 1205, may have been bishop of Ardmore or Bishop of Ross (Ireland), of Ross. By the late 12th century, Ardmore was incorporated into Bishop of Lismore, Ireland, Lismore. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ardmore, Bishop of Religion in County Waterford Lists of Irish bishops and archbishops Roman Catholic Diocese of Waterford and Lismore Bishops of Ardmore or Lismore or of Water ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Declán Of Ardmore
Declán of Ardmore ( sga, Declán mac Eircc; ga, Deaglán, Deuglán; la, Declanus; died 5th century AD), also called Déclán, was an early Irish people, Irish saint of the Déisi Muman, who was remembered for having converted the Déisi in the late 5th century and for having founded the monastery of Ardmore, County Waterford, Ardmore (''Ard Mór'') in what is now Co. Waterford.Johnston, "Munster, saints of (act. ''c''.450–''c''.700)." The principal source for his life and cult is a Latin ''Life'' of the 12th century. Like Ailbe of Emly, Ciarán of Saighir, Ciarán of Saigir and Abban of Magheranoidhe, Abbán of Moyarney, Declán is presented as a Munster saint who preceded Saint Patrick in bringing Christianity to Ireland. He was regarded as a patron saint of the Déisi of East Munster. Sources The main source for Declán's life and cult is a Latin hagiography, Life or ''vita'', which, however, survives only in a redaction of the late 12th century. It is witnessed by two m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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