Saint Maurus – Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaSaint Maurus was the first disciple of St. Benedict of Nursia. He is mentioned in St. Gregory the Great’s biography of the latter as the first oblate; offered to the monastery by his noble Roman..
Topics: Patristic Vita, Western Fathers

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by the Blessed BedeCONCERNING the place of our Lord’s Ascension, the aforesaid author, St. Adamnan, writes thus. “The Mount of Olives is equal in height to Mount Sion, but exceeds it in breadth and length; it bears few trees besides vines and...
Topics: Articles, Ascension, Western Fathers

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Pascha photos from:Western European Archdiocese here        Archdiocese of NY & NJ at Abbey of the Holy Name here
Topics: "The Milan Synod"

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by St. Leo the Great, Pope of Old Romehere on our Hermitage Journal
Topics: Paschaltide, Patristic Sermons, Western Fathers

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O Lord Jesus Christ, the resurrection and the life of the world, grant us grace that we may give an account of Thy resurrection, and Thy miracles which Thou didst in Hades. We then were in Hades, with all who had fallen asleep since the beginning of the..
Topics: Eastern Fathers, Paschaltide

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