#SaintFact - Twitter Hashtag

about 1 month ago

#SaintFact #6 Today is the feast day of Saint Matra (also called Metras), who was the first martyr under Decius, as Pope Dionysius (+264) says in his letter to Patriarch Fabian Later, the Monastery of St Matra became the seat of the patriarchate under Pope Benjamin I (+662)

TryinPhilotheus's tweet photo. #SaintFact #6

Today is the feast day of Saint Matra (also called Metras), who was the first martyr under Decius, as Pope Dionysius (+264) says in his letter to Patriarch Fabian

Later, the Monastery of St Matra became the seat of the patriarchate under Pope Benjamin I (+662) https://t.co/i0hdrA7g1n

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Philotheus @TryinPhilotheus

about 2 months ago

#SaintFact #5 Saint Tamar of Mogk was an Armenian martyred in the 14th century for refusing to commit adultery and abandon her faith. Her hagiography starts with a philosophical exposition of free will, then shows how her "obedient will and faith were the fruits of Divine love"

TryinPhilotheus's tweet photo. #SaintFact #5

Saint Tamar of Mogk was an Armenian martyred in the 14th century for refusing to commit adultery and abandon her faith. Her hagiography starts with a philosophical exposition of free will, then shows how her "obedient will and faith were the fruits of Divine love" https://t.co/anHgHQawad

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Philotheus @TryinPhilotheus

about 2 months ago

#SaintFact #4 🧵 Pope Simon I (+700) was a very ascetic man, and so reprimanded monks who led frivolous lives. To stop him, they decided to poison him. However, even though he unknowingly drank their poison, he survived because he communed of the Eucharist earlier that day,

TryinPhilotheus's tweet photo. #SaintFact #4 🧵

Pope Simon I (+700) was a very ascetic man, and so reprimanded monks who led frivolous lives. To stop him, they decided to poison him. However, even though he unknowingly drank their poison, he survived because he communed of the Eucharist earlier that day, https://t.co/G3eI1YtNtU

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Philotheus @TryinPhilotheus

about 2 months ago

#SaintFact of the Day, no. 3 Today Copts commemorate St Dometius of Persia, a monk who was martyred under Julian the Apostate. Few know, however, that he's the same as Mor Dimet, the patron saint of one of the oldest Syriac churches, located in Midyat https://t.co/YhXoHRVAPb

TryinPhilotheus's tweet photo. #SaintFact of the Day, no. 3

Today Copts commemorate St Dometius of Persia, a monk who was martyred under Julian the Apostate. Few know, however, that he's the same as Mor Dimet, the patron saint of one of the oldest Syriac churches, located in Midyat

https://t.co/YhXoHRVAPb https://t.co/ECH62lcDrp

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Philotheus @TryinPhilotheus

about 2 months ago

#SaintFact no. 2 St Gregory the Martyrophile (+1105) was Catholicos of Armenia, and so named because of his fervent love for the martyrs of our Lord, which led him to translate countless of their hagiographies into Armenian from Syriac and Greek, setting feast days for them

TryinPhilotheus's tweet photo. #SaintFact no. 2

St Gregory the Martyrophile (+1105) was Catholicos of Armenia, and so named because of his fervent love for the martyrs of our Lord, which led him to translate countless of their hagiographies into Armenian from Syriac and Greek, setting feast days for them https://t.co/Az2pbjHp9l

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Philotheus @TryinPhilotheus

about 2 months ago

To start off the series, #SaintFact no. 1 Many know of St Nicholas' generosity, but few know of Egypt's own Santa Claus Saint Sarapamon the Veiled (+1853) was the bishop of Monofeya, and every night used to don a veil to hide his face for anonymity and give money to the poor

TryinPhilotheus's tweet photo. To start off the series, #SaintFact no. 1

Many know of St Nicholas' generosity, but few know of Egypt's own Santa Claus
Saint Sarapamon the Veiled (+1853) was the bishop of Monofeya, and every night used to don a veil to hide his face for anonymity and give money to the poor https://t.co/JW5cEGlIhe

Philotheus @TryinPhilotheus

about 2 months ago

I always wanted some of our beloved saints to be more well-known in the Anglosphere (and obscure ones be talked about) but usually am too lazy to do a full biography-thread, so I'm thinking of doing small "Saint Fact of the Day" posts with small nuggets of info on various saints

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