Saint Christopher, the patron saint of travelers and children, is one of the most popular yet mysterious saints of the Catholic Church. Though considered a saint. Saint Christopher is not in the official canon of the saints, and not much is really known about him. It is theorized that Saint Christopher was actually a martyr named Reprobus who was beheaded in the third century. It is believed that the name Christopher was given to him after a famous story. As the story goes, Saint Christopher was large man who used his size to help carry people across a river that had strong currents. One day Saint Christopher was carrying a child across the river. What was strange though is that as he continued across the river, the child began to get heavier and heavier, to the point where the weight was almost unbearable. After reaching the other side, …show more content…
Saint Christopher is my favorite saint for a multitude of reasons. Let's just get the easy one out of the way which is that both he and I share the same name. With that aside, Saint Christopher is also my favorite saint as he is the patron saint of transportation and travel. My family and I enjoy traveling and exploring and before every trip, I say a short prayer to Saint Christopher , and not once has our family gotten into any major issues traveling. The biggest reason Saint Christopher is my favorite saint is that I admire his eagerness to serve others. Before helping to carry people across the river, Saint Christopher searched for who he though was the most powerful person in the world, so that he could serve them. And after that event with the Christ-Child at the river, Saint Christopher was said to of gone to a town in Asia Minor called Lycia, where he ministered to the Christian population there until he was beheaded in the year 251. Regardless of whether his story is true or not, and whether he even existed, Saint Christopher is a good model to look up
St. Christopher was a man who was big and strong, he was in search to serve the most powerful person on the planet. He served a king but later realized that the devil was more powerful than the king, he looked for the devil but learned that Christ was more powerful than the Devil, so he searched for Christ. On his journey he meet a hermit who thought him all about Christ. The hermit said that to find Christ he would need to spend his life praying and fasting but Christopher objected. The hermit gave him a second option, he could find another way to please Christ. Christopher decided to work at a nearby river to help people cross. The river was very dangerous and many had drowned. One day a little boy appeared asking for help to cross the river. As they were crossing the river the boy kept getting heavier and the current of the water was growing stronger; Christopher started to struggle. When they finally reached the land Christopher asked the boy for an explanation as to why he got heavier. The boy explained that he is The Christ and when St. Christopher was carrying him, he was also carrying the weight of the world. The painting even shows Christopher’s posture and expression of exhaustion; his line of sight leads toward the land and it almost looks like he is relieved of finally reaching the other side. St. Christopher was said to be a very large man, sometimes he is referred
A saint is a virtuous person that is honored by church after death who is considered to a degree of holiness and is blessed. In most Christian denominations think all people are saints in the Catholic Church the term saint is given to a person whom which the church has officially been canonized. Furthermore, the Catholic Church explains that they do not create or make a saint; however, they recognize saints. In fact, Frances Xavier Cabrini or as many people refer to her as Mother Cabrini is the first person to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church.
After Saint Patrick being captivated for six years, he became increasingly religious and engaged to a monastery and studied under Saint Germain, bishop of Auxerre, where he spent twelve years in training (theholidayspot.com). He then went to back to Ireland to return as a missionary for thirty years. There he converted, baptized, and set up monasteries (news.nationalgeographic.com). He also set up schools and churches which would aid him in his conversion (classbrain.com). He developed a native clergy, fostered the growth of monasticism, established dioceses, and held church councils (theholidayspot.com). Saint Patrick was sent to Ireland with a dual mission to minister to Christians already living in Ireland and to begin to convert the Irish. Patrick chose to incorporate traditional ritual into his lessons of Christianity instead attempting to eradicate native Irish beliefs (history.com). Saint Patrick was a very recognized and honored saint. Patrick was very quite successful at winning converts. With his active preaching, he made converts even among royal families (theholidayspot.com). He was indeed a very legendary and great bishop with his continuing attempt to teach and spread Christianity. After his death, Saint Patrick was known as the patron saint of
[2] Columbus is a mainstay of American patriotism. He is the patron saint who planted the seeds of our nation. Our culture has been lulled into his heroic myth for hundreds of years and has celebrated this man with much pomp and circumstance. Columbus’ worthiness has been the subject of much controversy and is now being linked to such un-heroic terms as mass murder, holocaust, and genocide.
Christopher Columbus,most people have heard of him from school,the holiday or even ñsome one else.But what most people don't know is the full story.Columbus was brave a leader ,courageous,smart and adventurous,or was he a ruthless savage,that had millions of people killed in 14 years.Both sides of this debate have plenty of evidence.What you will read is that Columbus is not all bad and that his unacceptable actions did not happen in vain.
St. Sebastian was born in Narbonne, Gaul in 256 AD. He was a Christian saint and martyr. He was enlisted into the roman army under Emperor carinus to assist the martyrs. He was very courageous so he became a Praetorian Guard captain under Diocletian, who was unaware he was a christian. In 286 he was detected, Diocletian then commanded him be taken to a field and tied to a stake to be used for anchor targets. The archers then began shooting arrow after arrow at him.Miraculously, the arrows did not kill him. The widow of Castulus,Irene of Rome, went to retrieve his body to prepare him for burial , and she discovered he was still alive. She brought him back to her house and nursed him back to health. He then
Christopher Columbus is one of the top most well-known names in history. Columbus was an Italian explorer who in part went on several voyages across seas to discover some of the most prominent land not yet known to exist. Columbus went on four separate voyage each involving new found land. On Columbus’s last voyage he set out to discover a direct water route from Europe to Asia and after many attempts Columbus on his last voyage lead the permeant European discovery of the New World or better known as America.
Charlie Christian (1916-1942) was the pioneer of the modern jazz guitar style and was the first major soloist on the electric guitar. In his hands the electric guitar became a distinct solo voice; equivalent of the saxophone, trumpet and clarinet, also capable of the same levels of expressiveness and intensity while playing in a jazz ensemble. Before Christian guitarists were un-amplified acoustic musicians who were relegated to strict rhythm-guitar roles in an ensemble. His efforts and genius with the electric guitar resulted in freeing the instrument in jazz bands specifically and in many other forms of music. Following Christian's initial appearance and short career, a school of want to be like Charlie emerged and spread his influence
Saint Sebastian is known as the Daring Christian Soldier, he lived a long time ago so there are not many facts about when he was born and who were his parents. Saint Sebastian was born into some nobleness and he joined the Roman Imperial army. The reason he joined the Roman Imperial army was to keep his cover as a noble pagan, he did that so he could minister to persecuted Christians. While he was in the army he worked his way up ranks really fast and became an imperial officer. Saint Sebastian spent most of his time encouraging and converting many prisoners of the Roman army. Saint Sebastian had a gift and that was that he was a gifted healer, he would use the Sign of the Cross and people would heal. He even converted the governor of Rome
Saint Sebastian, patron saint of archers, athletes, and those desiring a saintly death, was born in the late 3rd century in Narbonne, Gaul (modern-day France). Often resonating with athletes internationally, his story is one about perseverance, courage, and faith. And in the case of many, a life which many can learn from. For Christians, Saint Sebastian stands tall as the patron saint of athletes, being a symbol of strength, resilience, and unwavering faith. His life story, known for his defiance and courage against persecution and endurance amidst suffering, relates closely to those engaged in physical pursuits, one in which many athletes relate to.
At the age of 16, he was kidnapped and brought to ireland as a slave. He later escaped, but returned to Ireland and was credited with bringing Christianity to its people. He is known to have got rid of all the snakes in Ireland, but in reality there were no snakes in the first place due to the temperature. Saint Patrick was not Irish, yet when he died he was considered as the Patron Saint of Ireland.
Saint christopher is the saint of travelers. Saint Menas happens to be the patron of travelers in the Coptic tradition, which further supports an association with Saint Christopher who is the patron of travelers in the Greek and Latin traditions. This means that Saint Christopher and Saint Menas look after travelers. Saint christopher is a popular saint and usually is known by most travelers, athletes, mariners and other sailors. He holds patronage of things related to travelers against lightning and pestilence. This means he protects travelers, athletes, etc, for getting hurt, or getting diseases. He protects people that are about to die of sudden death on this travels. Also, he helps us not get into any trouble along our journeys. Saint Christopher is known for patronizing many things. A list of a few of them are archers, bachelors, boatmen, soldiers, bookbinders, epilepsy, floods, fruit dealers, fullers, gardeners, a holy death, mariners, market carriers, motorists and drivers, sailors, storms, surfers, toothache, mountaineering, and transportation
Saint Catherine of Siena is the saint that I have chosen to be my saint. She was very interesting to me, and her story was very intriguing. She is the patron saint of fire prevention, bodily ills, sick people, miscarriages, nurses, and illness. She was canonized in 1461 by Pope Pius II. Her feast day is now celebrated on April 29.
American History as its taught today in the K-12th grades fits quite well with the Banking Concept of teaching. Teach, memorize, repeat. Even given that history books themselves are so big with so much information it leaves teachers unable to truly allow students the opportunity to do more than just get the facts and move on to the next and gives little time for discussion. There are many parts of history that aren’t often enough questioned or studied. Teachers are depositing history that is much closer to fiction than fact to our students and due to the governments involvement in whats taught it is not giving the generations younger than us the opportunity to comprehend how the US ended up in the condition it is in today, therefore missing
Christoforo Colombo, or Christopher Columbus, who was born in Genoa in 1451, is perhaps the most famous of all explorers. Although no portraits were made of him, Columbus was described as being tall with red hair, blue eyes, and freckles. Christopher Columbus’ adventurous spirit, determined character, and Christian faith fueled his desire to explore, which led him to discover America.