…Saint Apollonius was one of these defenders. The account in the Roman Martyrology is as follows: “At Rome, commemoration of Saint Apollonius, philosopher and martyr. Under the Emperor Commodus, he…

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…the disease were Christopher Columbus’ travel journals. Thanks to the detailed account Columbus left of his trip back from America to Europe, Falloppio was able to track how syphilis had…

…just made up stories and instead, could have possibly existed? Has there ever been a monster in Italy that has been documented by eyewitness accounts. The answer is yes. The…

…are your favorite winemakers in history, through personal account, or their wines? Daniel Schuster is my favorite winemaker. Wine is my life and my passion and I’ve been living around…

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…After this account, Joseph becomes noticeably absent from scripture. He is not mentioned at the wedding feast of Cana, nor is he mentioned during the ministries of Jesus or at…

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…to enjoy it yet, as we’ve been doing all things typical of expats. We had to find a house, open a bank account, get all utilities up, and apply for…

…the new bishop of Rome: “A warm welcome to the new pontiff Jorge Mario Bergoglio,” said Alemanno on his Twitter account. Italian President Giorgio Napolitano was moved by the simplicity…

…one God. Much of the account of Patrick’s life which you read is gleaned from his Confession, a document he wrote entirely in Latin, shortly before his death. The Confession…

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…an excellent fictional account of the Tallulah lynchings.    As animosity towards Sicilians grew throughout the South, the Ku Klux Klan became more and more vigilant in monitoring the new…

…cultivation of flowers,” published in 1633 and in 1638), Jesuit Giovan Battista Ferrari gives a detailed account of the first infiorata, organized in occasion of the Feast of Peter and…