Not St. Agnes?
'Shindig'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
(No, it's not -- just googled. If I were at home, I'd look at my Art History books. Why can't I remember that woman's name?)
Well, there's this one.
Ouch!
Yeah, the ones where she's beaming rapturously and carrying them around are much less disturbing than the event itself.
I could only find a modern image of that with a quick google. I'll check when I get home and can google an actual artist/place.
The phrase "Catherine's wheel" comes from the burning wheel St. Catherine was strapped to in her martyrdom. Martyrology is not for the squeamish.
St Agatha (and her bells): [link]
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Hil, did you get through the NT book called "Acts" or "The Acts of the Apostles"? That's probably the best vision of the early church, post Jesus, but pre Holy Roman Empire.
Martyrology is not for the squeamish.
It's great if you have a black sense of humor, though.
My friend Josh threw a St. Ursula party in college.
Hil, did you get through the NT book called "Acts" or "The Acts of the Apostles"? That's probably the best vision of the early church, post Jesus, but pre Holy Roman Empire.
Nope. I read Matthew, then most of Mark, then started flipping through and read the beginning of John because it seemed more interesting than Luke. Didn't really get anywhere beyond that. (Perhaps I'll try some more later on. I've got a copy of the New Testament at my office. It's the version published by the Promise Keepers. It was left there by the previous occupant of my office. Along with several Chick Tracts. The previous occupant of my office, by the way, was Muslim.)