The Surprising Lives of Christian Saints

The Surprising Lives of Christian Saints « Series from 2024

Series from 2024

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Genres: Documentary

Delve into the global history of Christian sainthood in The Surprising Lives of Christian Saints.

Over the course of 24 in-depth lectures, Professor Emily Graham of Oklahoma State University takes you on an enlightening journey through time, revealing the profound lives of individuals who have left an indelible mark on our world.

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Saints and the People Who Make Them

Philip Neri: Playful Pragmatist

Peter and Mary Magdalene: Early Saint Stories

Perpetua and Felicity: Mothers and Martyrs

Empress Irene and the Veneration of Images

Radegund: Survivor, Queen, Abbess

Saint Making in the Middle Ages

Mendicants: Francis of Assisi and Louis of Toulouse

Margaret of Cortona: Midwife and Mystic

Thomas Aquinas: The Saintly Scholar

Tekle Haymanot: Ethiopian Hermit-Teacher

Saints and the Protestant Reformation

Martín de Porres: Healer of Peru

Kateri Tekakwitha: Mohawk Ascetic

Absalom Jones: Abolitionist Priest

Elizabeth Ann Seton: Convert and Caretaker

Saints and Modernity

Joan of Arc: Peasant-General

Andrei Rublev: Artist-Monk

Josephine Butler: Victorian Feminist

Padre Pio: The Science of Miracles

Josephine Bakhita: Freed from Slavery

Óscar Romero: Voice for the People

Saints in Our Everyday World