Edmund the Martyr (d. 870)

St. Edmund the Martyr was King of East Anglia from 855-870. Though his life was brief (840-870), he accomplished many great ...
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Papal Infallibility and the Case of Pope Vigilius

The Fifth Ecumenical Council of the Church (Constantinople II) met in 553 and has a complex history. It deals with condemnin...
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Budoc of Dol (d. 585)

One must really delve deep into the early medieval sancti obscuri before encountering the 6th century Bre...
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The History of Beards in Western Christendom

What does the hair on a man's face mean? Since we are made in God's image, what did God intend in creating males to grow fac...
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Council of Ancyra and Celibacy

From the very earliest days of Christianity it was assumed that ministers of the altar would abstain from sexual relations, ...
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Wilfrid of Ripon (d. 709)

Born in Northumberland in 634, St. Wilfrid was educated at Lindisfarne and then spent some time in Lyons and Rome. Returning...
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