Saints

This early British saint gave her name to, and is buried at Whitechurch Canonicorum, in Dorset. Her modest shrine, together with that of Edward the Confessor, in Westminster Abbey, are among the few pre-Norman Conquest tombs to survive intact in England to this day. (There is also the tomb of the Saxon St Bertolin in Ilam, Staffordshire.) Very little is known about St Whyte. She is sometimes als... Read More

Little is known about this early Roman martyr, except that she refused to marry a nobleman named Flaccus, in the first century. He threatened to kill her, but she died naturally after three days fasting. Petronilla is traditionally identified as the daughter of Saint Peter, though this may stem simply because of the similarity of names. It is believed she may have been a convert of the saint (and... Read More

Popularly known as Saint Elmo, this early saint was a Bishop of Formiae in Italy. When the Christians were being persecuted under Emperor Diocletian, according to legend he took refuge on Mount Lebanon, living on food brought to him by birds. He was captured and suffered horrendous tortures before he managed to escape and began boldly preaching again. He was recaptured in Illyricum, tortured aga... Read More