St. Blandina: Patroness of the Falsely Accused

Today is the feast of St. Blandina, patroness of the falsely accused.  Blandina was a slave, martyred alongside several other Christians in 177 AD. Her companions were concerned that she was so physically weak that, under torture, she would break. She was asked to confess that Christians committed incest and cannibalism, but no matter how

St. Quiteria: The Nonuplet Warrior Who Carried Her Own Head

On May 22nd we celebrate the feast of St. Quiteria, a saint with the most jaw-droppingly awesome legend I have ever heard. And if you know your saint legends, you know that is really saying something. According to legend, St. Quiteria, daughter of a Galician prince, was a nonuplet: one of nine daughters born at