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A Martyr and a Monk
by A Martyr and a Monk
A Martyr and a Monk is a bi-weekly podcast that takes a closer look at the lives and historical contexts of saints from around the world, whether they were born in the year 100 or in the year 2,000. Your hosts, Christina and Victoria, are sisters who identify as Roman Catholic and who have a spiritual and intellectual interest in the history of their faith and are intrigued by the different ways “saintly” behavior is understood in various places and times. Join them as they explore how extraordinary people became enshrined in the human story.
Episodes
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EP62: Venerable Augustine Tolton
This week Christina tells the story of the first Black Catholic Priest in the United States. Sources: Wikipedia: 1896 Eastern North America heat wave American Civil War Augustus Tolton https://tolton.archchicago.org/about/tolton-canonization-timeline https://tolton.archchicago.org/...
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EP61: St Artemides Zatti
This week, Victoria tells us about the most recently canonized saint in the Roman Catholic Church (as of recording). Sources: Wikipedia: Artemides Zatti Ceferino Namuncura Salesians of Don Bosco Viedma, Rio Negro Bahia Blanca Reggio Emilia Luzon...
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EP60: St Rita of Cascia
This week Victoria and Christina are back to ring in the new year with the patron saint of impossible causes, Saint Rita of Cascia. Sources: Wikipedia Rita of Cascia Cascia https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=205 https://www.thecollector.com/unusual-patron-saints/...
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EP59: St Torpes
This week, Victoria tells us the odd story of St Torpes, a bold Christian convert who took a boat trip with a dog and a rooster.
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EP58: St Januarius
This week, we explore the relationship between Ketchup and a Diocletian martyr. Sources: Wikipedia: Januarius Jean, Count of Paris Order of St Januarius Duchy of Benevento Frederick Barbarossa Thixotropy Caudini Samnite Juliana of Nicomedia Sossius Solfatara (volcano) Sulfolobus solfataricus...
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EP57: St Dorothy of Caesarea
This week, Victoria brings us back to the roots with St Dorothy and the Diocletian Persecutions. Sources: Wikipedia Dorothea of Caesarea Kayseri Martyrologium Hieronymianum Barking Abbey Aldhelm Capital Virgins Markowa Józef and Wiktoria Ulma with Seven Children Pescia Santa Dorotea Diocletian...
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EP56: St Joseph of Arimathea
This week, we dive into the odd history spiral of St Joseph of Arimathea. Sources: Bible https://www.bbc.co.uk/thepassion/articles/joseph_of_arimathea.shtml#:~:text=The%20story%20of%20Joseph%20of%20Arimathea%20is%20told%20in%20all,the%20Council's%20actions%20against%20Jesus....
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EP55: St Alphonsa
This week, Christina brings the story of the Passion Flower of India and her impressive miracles. Sources: Wikipedia St Alphonsa of the immaculate conception Kottayam Kerala https://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/2008/ns_lit_doc_20081012_alfonsa_en.html...
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EP54: St Peter the Apostle - Part 6/6
This week, we finally conclude out 6 part series on St Peter the Apostle. Find out what the Mistake was and how it resolves. (See previous episodes for sources)
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EP53: St Peter the Apostle - Part 5/6
This week we continue with the mystery of the whereabouts of the body of Saint Peter the Apostle, perhaps as close to Jesus as we may ever get. (See previous episodes for sources)
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EP52: St Peter the Apostle - Part 4/6
This week, Victoria continues the saga of St Peter the Apostle over the last 2000 years. Sources: The Bones of St Peter by John Evangelist Walsh http://stpetersbasilica.info/Necropolis/Scavi.htm Wikipedia: Caius (Presbyter) Pope Anacletus St. Peter’s Basilica Saint Peter’s Tomb Porphyry (geology)...
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EP51: St Peter the Apostle - Part 3/6
This week, Victoria continues her detailed story about Saint Peter the Apostle and the mystery of his whereabouts. Photo Time Stamps: Sources: "The Bones of St Peter" by John Evangelist Walsh http://stpetersbasilica.info/Necropolis/Scavi.htm Wikipedia: Caius (Presbyter) Pope Anacletus St. Peter’s...
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EP50: St Peter the Apostle - Part 2/6
This week, we continue with our adventure through time and our investigation of Saint Peter the Apostle, who he was, and what happened after he died. Sources: The Bible The Bones of St Peter by John Evangelist Walsh Wikipedia: Saint Peter York Minster Poznań Poznań Cathedral Ossetian Mythology...
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EP49: St Peter the Apostle - Part 1/6
Over the next few weeks, Victoria will take us through our biggest episode yet; and, her biggest set of research. We will cover St Peter the Apostle in the next 6 episodes. Yes, that Peter the Apostle, yes the one from the bible. Make sure to listen to each episode in order for the best…
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EP48: St Eligius
This week Christina tells the story of St Eligius, a saint with some expected and unexpected patronages. Sources: Wikipedia: Saint Eligius Gallo-Roman Limoges Neustria https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-eligius-70 https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05386a.htm...
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EP47: Saint George
This week, Victoria tells us about a topical saint, Saint George, in relation to the recent English Coronation. Sources: Wiki: Saint George English Reformation Paremhat Kerala Georgia (country) Cappadocia (Roman province) Praetorian Guard Lod Nicodemia Alexandra of Rome Decius Mosul Battle of...
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EP46: Saints Cosmas and Damian
This week, Christina tells the convoluted story(s) of Saints Cosmas and Damian, the patrons of doctors and physicians, who have a complicated but important history. Sources: Jović, Nebojša J., and Marios Theologou. "The miracle of the black leg: Eastern neglect of Western addition to the...
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EP45: St Helena of Constantinople
This week, Victoria tells the story of the empress Saint Helena of Constantinople. Sources: Wikipedia: Helena, Mother of Constantine I List of Augustae Church of the Nativity Church of the Pater Noster True Cross Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Waterford Holy Nail Milan Cathedral Carpentras...
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EP44: St Ailbe of Emly and St Corbinian
This week, Christina brings you a friend of Saint Patrick and a Frankish Bishop who have an unexpected connection. Sources: Wikipedia Ailbe of Emly Emly Ireland Corbinian Duchy of Bavaria Freising Cathedral Pope Benedict XVI https://celticsaints.org/2019/0912a.html
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EP43: St Oswald of Worcester
This week Victoria and Christina pay homage to Leap Day and possibly the only saint with a feast day on that date. Sources: Wikipedia: Oswald of Winchester Dean (Christianity) Winchester Alfred the Great Worcester Cathedral Aethelwine, Ealdorman of East Anglia Ramsey Abbey Aethelstan Half-King...
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EP42: Saint Catherine of Siena
This week Christina and Victoria return to discuss one of the most conflicting saint they've done to date, Saint Catherine of Siena. Sources: Wikipedia: Catherine of Siena https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=9 https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Catherine-of-Siena
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EP41: Saint Peter Chanel
This week Victoria tells the odd story of St Peter Chanel, a French missionary martyred in Oceania. Sources: Wikipedia: Peter Chanel Montrevel-en-Bresse Uvea (Wallis and Futuna) Bay of Islands Akaroa Wallis & Futuna Fatuna (Wallis & Futuna) Barringtonia asiatica Vava’u Congregation of the Sacred...
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EP40: Saints Jacinta and Francisco Marto
This week, Victoria and Christina return from the holiday break to cover a previously discussed mystical event in detail. Here we cover Saints Jacinta and Francisco Marto and their cousin Sister Lucia de Santos and their role in the visions of Our Lady of Fatima. Sources: Wikipedia Francisco and...
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Repost: Saint Nicholas
For this Christmas week, Christina and Victoria are taking a break with family so we are rerunning one of our oddest and most popular episodes, Saint Nicholas! Whether you heard it the first time or are just now experiencing this oddity, enjoy the story of Saint Nicholas as told by Victoria.…
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EP39: Saint Wenceslas
This week, Victoria takes us on a not so Christmassy story with the tale of Good "King" Wenceslas. Sources: Wikipedia: Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia Stochov Otto the Great Blaník John Mason Neale Crown of St Wenceslas Sword of St Wenceslas Charles Bridge Good King Wenceslas Hungarians Henry the...
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EP38: Servant of God Julia Greeley
This week, Christina tells the story of the Denver's Angel of Mercy, Servant of God Julia Greeley. Sources: Wikipedia Julia Greeley William Gilpin Colorado territory Denver City Juliagreeley.org https://aleteia.org/2016/02/08/the-eyes-pull-you-in-writing-icons-for-the-greater-glory-of-god/...
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EP37: St Thorlak
This week, Victoria tells the story of the only catholic saint from Iceland, Saint Thorlak. Sources: Wikipedia: Fljótshlíð Saint Thorlak School of St Victor Rule of St Augustine Lincoln Cathedral Augustine of Hippo Þykkvibær Canon Regular Clerics Regular Secular Clergy Eysteinn Erlendsson Roman...
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EP36: St Macarius of Alexandria
This week, Christina tells the brief but odd story of Saint Macarius of Alexandria (but not Egypt!) and the odd situation of hundreds monks in the desert. Sources: Wikipedia St Macarius of Alexandria Nitrian Desert Sozomen Palladius of Galatia...
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EP35: St Maurice
This week, Victoria tells the anachronistic story of St Maurice, an Egyptian in the Alps. Sources: Wikipedia: St Maurice Thebes Bagaudae Gaul Crisis of the 3rd Century Great St Bernard Pass Henry the Fowler Magdeburg Cathedral Our lady of laus Schiavi di Abruzzo...
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EP34: St Roch
This week Christina tells the story of St Roch, a Frenchman turned martyr. Christina also surprises Victoria with an unexpected contemporary saint. Sources: Wikipedia: St Roch St Guinefort FT Prince Brotherhood of St Roch Mendotapet.com...
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EP33: St Kateri Tekakwitha
This week, Victoria tackles the difficult and morally conflicting story of a Mohawk woman turned Catholic Saint, St Kateri Tekakwitha. Sources: Wikipedia: Kateri Tekakwitha Auriesville, New York Algonquin people Iroquois The Huron Feast of the Dead Daniel Garacontié Consecrated virgin...
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EP32: Pope Saint John XXIII
This week Christina tells the story of Pope Saint John XXIII, born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, also known as the 'Turcophile' and 'Good Pope' Sources: Wikipedia Pope John XXIII Honorary Prelate of His Holiness Monsignor Society for the Propagation of the Faith
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EP31: Blessed Otto Neururer
This week, Victoria tells the story of Blessed Otto Neururer, the first priest killed in a Nazi concentration camp. Sources: Wikipedia Otto Neururer Flieb Brixen Vincentian Family Rerum Novarum Zillertal Kappl Götzens Anschluss Gauleiter Dachau concentration camp Buchenwald concentration camp...
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EP30: Saint Christina(s) (and one blessed)
This week, Christina tells Victoria four stories about Saint Christina(s) (and one blessed) that lived through various ages but were still surprisingly similar. Sources: Wikipedia: St. Christina of Persia St. Christina of Bolsena St. Christina the Astonishing Blessed Christina von Stommeln Tyre,...
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EP29: Saint Blaise
This week Victoria and Christina discuss the odd history behind Saint Blaise, another one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. Sources: Wikipedia St Blaise Sivas Diocletian Marco Polo William of Rubruck Edict of Milan Constantine the great Licinius Fourteen Holy Helpers Leo III the Isaurian Maratea…
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Announcement!
Unfortunately we don't have an episode for you this week (see the announcement audio). We will return after a brief hiatus in July.
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EP28: St Albert Magnus (Albert the Great)
This week, Christina tells the story of Albert the Great, one of the most important scholars of the middle ages and a Doctor of the Catholic Church. Sources: https://ebrary.net/4390/philosophy/the_fathers_of_the_church...
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EP27: Blessed Marie-Clementine Anuarite Nengapeta
This week, Victoria tells the story of martyr Blessed Marie-Clementine Anuarite Nengapeta of the Congo. Our listeners should note a content warning for sexual assault starting at 31:00 and lasting until 33:15. Listener discretion is advised. Sources: Wikipedia: Congo Crisis Simba Rebellion...
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EP26: Blessed Father Solanus Casey
This week Christina tells Victoria the story of the little known Blessed Solanus Casey and his miraculous healings. Sources: Wikipedia: Solanus Casey novena https://solanuscasey.org https://www.archstl.org/dear-father-a-simplex-priest-is-restricted-in-certain-areas-of-ministry-1420
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EP25: Venerable Mary of Jesus of Agreda
This week, we cover the mysterious bi-locations and visions of the Venerable Mary of Jesus of Agreda. Sources Wikipedia: Mary of Jesus of Agreda Agreda, Spain Converso Discalced Carmelites Avila, Spain Discalced Tarazona Convento de la Concepcion (Agreda) Jumanos Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca…
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EP24: St Olga of Kyiv
This week Christina and Victoria pay tribute to the people of the Ukraine by discussing the story of St Olga of Kyiv, a mighty protector and queen. Sources: https://www.catholicnews.com/text-of-prayer-for-peace-in-ukraine-recited-by-pope/ https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-698972...
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EP23: Chit Chat and Canonization
Victoria and Christina take a break from the saints this week to clarify the process of canonization and to chat about the saint related products they have acquired. Sources: https://interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/2016/how-to-become-a-saint-mother-theresa/index.html...
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EP22: St Veronica and Her Mystery
This week Victoria describes the historical problems with the existence of Saint Veronica regardless of her prevalent position in church worship today. Sources: Wikipedia: St Veronica Apocrypha Veil of Veronica Pedro Tafur Mary of St Peter Holy Face of Jesus Acheiropoieta Gervase of Tilbury…
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EP21: Blessed Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi
This week Christina tells Victoria the story of Blessed Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi, a priest turned monk from Nigeria. Sources: https://uscatholic.org/calendar/bl-cyprian-michael-iwene-tansi-feast/ https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/saints/cyprian-michael-iwene-tansi-405...
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EP20: The Saints Victoria
This week Victoria tells Christina the stories of the 6 saints and/or martyrs known as Victoria, and one story of Victoria and Christina. Stay tuned to clarify the confusion! Sources: Wikipedia: Diocletianic Persecution Pope Gregory I San Paolo fuori le Mura Acisclus Eulogius of Cordoba Decius...
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EP19: St Malachy
This week, Christina tells Victoria the story of Primate of Ireland, St Malachy and his supposed Prophecy of Popes. Sources: https://catholicmystics.blogspot.com/p/prophetic-warnings-phrophetic-warning.html https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09565a.htm https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09565a.htm...
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EP18: Saint Theodore Guerin
This week, Victoria tells the story of Catholic education pioneer, Mother and Saint Theodore Guerin. Sources: Wikipedia: Theodore Guerin Etables-sur-Mer, France Reign of Terror Sisters of Providence (Ruillé-sur-Loir, France) Rennes Diocese of Angers...
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EP17: St Oscar Romero
This week Victoria and Christina tackle a modern case of political martyrdom and a true miracle with the story of St Oscar Romero. Sources: Wikipedia https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-oscar-arnulfo-romero https://cafod.org.uk/News/International-news/Oscar-Romero-life-timeline...
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EP16: St Nicholas (of Myra)
This week Victoria tells Christina the wild stories behind Saint Nicholas of Myra. Sources: Wikipedia: Saint Nicholas Patara Myra Diocletianic Persecution First Council of Nicaea Arius Defrocking Cyrenaica First Crusade Nicholas of Sion Sinterklaas Low Countries...
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EP15: Blessed Justo Takayama
This week Christina tells Victoria about their first ever non-saint of the podcast, a catholic samurai. Sources: Wikepedia for: - Shogunate - The Warring States Period - The Isolation of Japan - Samurai https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dom_Justo_Takayama https://takayamaukon.com/
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A Martyr and a Monk is a bi-weekly podcast that takes a closer look at the lives and historical contexts of saints from around the world, whether they were born in the year 100 or in the year 2,000. Your hosts, Christina and Victoria, are sisters who identify as Roman Catholic and who have a spiritual and intellectual interest in the history of their faith and are intrigued by the different ways “saintly” behavior is understood in various places and times. Join them as they explore how extraordinary people became enshrined in the human story.
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