Piccoli Fiori JMJ Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 No one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maria Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 The crook means that she was an abbess. Wasn't there a St. Brigid of Ireland who tried to get the pope back to Rome? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piccoli Fiori JMJ Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Nope... not St Brigid... she is from a country next to Spain... they share a border... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veroni213 Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Saint Colette? sp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missionseeker Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 it was St. Brigid of Sweden who got the pope back to Rome. St Brigid of Ireland was right ater St. Patrick. (In fact, she was baptized by him) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalblujay Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 St. Brigid of Ireland? dunno, polly way off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piccoli Fiori JMJ Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 [quote name='TrueImage' post='1020748' date='Jul 9 2006, 08:31 PM'] Saint Colette? sp? [/quote]YOU GOT IT! And spelled it right! Post a biography and it is your turn to post a picture of a saint for us to figure out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veroni213 Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 [quote] [i]Also known as[/i] Coleta; Collette of [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/pst01666.htm"]Corbie[/url]; Nicholette Boilet; Nicolette [i]Memorial[/i] [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/day0306.htm"]6 March[/url] [i]Profile[/i] [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/pst00113.htm"]Carpenter[/url]'s daughter whose parents were near 60 at her birth. [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/pst00535.htm"]Orphaned[/url] at age 17, and left in the care of a [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/ncd06144.htm"]Benedictine[/url] [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/ncd00018.htm"]abbot[/url]. Her guardian wanted her to marry, but Colette was drawn to religious life. She initially tried to join the Beguine and [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/ncd06144.htm"]Benedictine[/url] orders, but failed in her vocation. [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/pst01716.htm"]Franciscan[/url] [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/pst00716.htm"]tertiary[/url]. [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/pst00800.htm"]Hermitess[/url]. On [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/day0917.htm"]17 September[/url] [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/year1402.htm"]1402[/url], at age 21, she became an [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/ncd00511.htm"]anchoress[/url] - walled into a [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/ncd01800.htm"]cell[/url] whose only opening was a grilled window into a church. She had visions in which Saint [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/saintf01.htm"]Francis[/url] of [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/pst00902.htm"]Assisi[/url] ordered her to restore the rule of Saint [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/saintc03.htm"]Clare[/url] to its original severity. When she hesitated, she was struck [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/pst00074.htm"]blind[/url] for three days and [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/pst00865.htm"]mute[/url] for three more; she saw this as a sign. Colette tried to follow her mission by explaining it, but had no success. Realizing she needed more authority behind her words, she walked to Nice, barefoot and clothed in a [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/ncd03798.htm"]habit[/url] of patches, to meet Peter de Luna, acknowledged by the [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/pst00301.htm"]French[/url] as the [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/define26.htm"]schismatic[/url] [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/pst00824.htm"]Pope[/url] [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/pope0245.htm"]Benedict XIII[/url]. He professed her a [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/ncd06676.htm"]Poor Clare[/url], and was so impressed that he made her superioress of all [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/ncd02326.htm"]convents[/url] of Minoresses that she might reform or found, and a missioner to the friars and [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/pst00716.htm"]tertiaries[/url] of Saint [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/saintf01.htm"]Francis[/url]. She [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/pst00729.htm"]travelled[/url] from [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/ncd02326.htm"]convent[/url] to [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/ncd02326.htm"]convent[/url], meeting opposition, [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/pst00002.htm"]abuse[/url], [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/pst00105.htm"]slander[/url], and was even accused of sorcery. Eventually she made some progress, especially in Savoy, where her reform gained sympathizers and recruits. This reform passed to [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/pst01556.htm"]Burgundy[/url], [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/pst00301.htm"]France[/url], [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/pst01577.htm"]Flanders[/url], and [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/pst00673.htm"]Spain[/url]. Helped Saint [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/saintv03.htm"]Vincent Ferrer[/url] heal the [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/pst00824.htm"]papal[/url] [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/define26.htm"]schism[/url]. Founded seventeen [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/ncd02326.htm"]convents[/url]. One branch of the [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/ncd06676.htm"]Poor Clares[/url] is still known as the [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/ncd06676.htm"]Colettines[/url]. She was known for a deep devotion to Christ's Passion with an appreciation and care for [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/pst00029.htm"]animals[/url]. Colette fasted every Friday, meditating on the Passion. After receiving [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/ncd02209.htm"]Holy Communion[/url], she would fall into [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/ncd02930.htm"]ecstasies[/url] for hours. She foretold the date of her own death. [i]Born[/i] [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/day0113.htm"]13 January[/url] [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/year1381.htm"]1381[/url] at [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/pst01666.htm"]Corbie[/url], Picardy, [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/pst00301.htm"]France[/url] as Nicolette Boilet, named in honor of Saint [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/saintn01.htm"]Nicholas of Myra[/url] [i]Died[/i] [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/day0306.htm"]6 March[/url] [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/year1447.htm"]1447[/url] at [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/pst00321.htm"]Ghent[/url], [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/pst00064.htm"]Belgium[/url] of natural causes; [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/ncd07032.htm"]relics[/url] at Poligny, [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/pst00301.htm"]France[/url] [i]Beatified[/i] [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/year1604.htm"]1604[/url] by [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/pst00824.htm"]Pope[/url] [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/pope0231.htm"]Clement VIII[/url] [i]Canonized[/i] [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/day0524.htm"]24 May[/url] [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/year1807.htm"]1807[/url][/quote] As for the new one... [img]http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/stb01007.jpg[/img] Hints: I chose her in light of the weather I am currently experiencing. She and her father did not get along so well. According to legend, she left this world with a bang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God Conquers Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Is it St. Clare of Assissi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veroni213 Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 no, not st. clare...this is a much earlier saint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
let_go_let_God Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 St. Barbara? God bless- LGLG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalblujay Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 i think so too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piccoli Fiori JMJ Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 I do believe tis her... one of the 14 holy helpers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veroni213 Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 yup it is st. barbara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
let_go_let_God Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 St. Barbara [quote]Beautiful maiden imprisoned in a high tower by her father Dioscorus for disobedience. While there, she was tutored by philosphers, orators and poets. From them she learned to think, and decided that polytheism was nonsense. With the help of Origen and Valentinian, she converted to Christianity. Her father denounced her to the local authorities for her faith, and they ordered him to kill her. She escaped, but he caught her, dragged her home by her hair, tortured her, and killed her. He was immediately struck by lightning, or according to some sources, fire from heaven. Her imprisonment led to her association with towers, then the construction and maintenance of them, then to their military uses. The lightning that avenged her murder led to asking her protection against fire and lightning, and her patronage of firefighters, etc. Her association with things military and with death that falls from the sky led to her patronage of all things related to artillery, and her image graced powder magazines and arsenals for years. One of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. While there were undoubtedly beautiful converts named Barbara, this saint is legend, and her cultus developed when pious fiction was mistaken for history.[/quote] [img]http://www.catholic-forum.com/SAINTS/stm02001.gif[/img] He loved to work, great at gaining funds, took care of all people and rose over diversity. God bless- LGLG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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