The Cult of Saint Catherine
by Anthony Smith (staff) | Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
Despite a life shrouded in mystery, Saint Catherine of Alexandria, the Virigin Martyr executed by a Roman emperor, has long been esteemed by eastern Christians and – at least since the Crusades by those in the West too – on her 25 November feast day.
Until 10 Jan: Power and Grace. Europe’s Patron Saints
Friday, October 30th, 2009
[ 30 October 2009 to 10 January 2010. ] ‘Il Potere e la Grazia. I Santi Patroni d’Europa’ features 120 paintings by the likes of Durer, Van Eyck, Mantegna, Anton van Dyck, Ingres, El Greco, Guercino, Caravaggio, Tiepolo.
What does it take to become a Saint?
by Caroline Prosser (staff) | Sunday, August 17th, 2008
There is an elite of more than 10,000 Roman Catholic saints that is constantly being augmented, or at least there are always scholars hard at work trying to do so at the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. The public cry of santo subito, sainthood straight away, three years ago at the death of John Paul II, was heard and accepted but is being mulled over behind closed doors. TRF tries to answer the question of just how one can become a saint…
