One Death Per Day

The story of a life, as told through death, one day at a time...

Tweets by @ac_wise and @MariaHaskins
Published by @markeydotco

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Death is our constant companion, and it is death that gives each person's life its true meaning. - @paulocoelho

With this twitter account, we'll explore that meaning, one person, one death, per day.

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To this day his #tomb has not been found.

Attila’s empire did not last long after his death, but his legend lived on in European folktales, legends, historical poems, and sagas, including the Germanic Nibelungenlied, and the Norse texts Atlakviða, Volsunga saga, and Atlamál.

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Attila, also known as Attila the Hun, #died on his wedding night in March 453. He was 46 or 47 years old. At the time of his death, he was the ruler of the Huns, and the leader of a powerful empire in Central and Eastern Europe.

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Afterward Attila’s body was encased in three coffins–one gold, one silver, one iron. He was buried in a tomb with the weapons of his defeated enemies, and a great haul of treasure. Those who buried him were supposedly killed to prevent them from revealing his final resting place.

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An open visitation was held following Marguerite’s death. Many people brought objects to touch against her hands, which subsequently became holy #relics. Her heart was removed and also kept as a holy relic by the Congregation.

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Marguerite Bourgeoys, Canada’s first female #saint, was born in France in 1620, and #died in Fort Ville-Marie (Montreal) on January 12, 1700.

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She was officially #canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1982. Myths grew up around her, including a story that her true cause of death was an act of prayer to save a young nun, causing her to be cured and Marguerite to die in her place.