#cardinal antonia

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Hello lovely helpers!! <3 May I please ask for some POC female faceclaims? Between 21-40? Who have those bad bitch vibes, strong and alluring, please? Thank you so much for your kindness <3 :)

under the cut, you can find 165 woc faceclaims who i think fit the vibe! i hope this helps!

maitreyi ramakrishnan (21)

josie totah (21) — josie is a trans woman!

miah madden (21)

rowan blanchard (21)

halle bailey (22)

yara shahidi (22)

chandler kinney (22)

dara renee (22)

anna lambe (22)

tarayummy (22)

daniella perkins (22)

sofia bryant (23)

megan suri (23)

alycia pascual pena (23)

braydee cardinal (23)

imani lewis (23)

china anne mcclain (24)

chloe bailey (24)

madison bailey (24)

diamond white (24)

shina novalinga (24)

paris berelc (24)

brianne tju (24)

madison pettis (24)

antonia gentry (25)

coco jones (25)

lana condor (25)

alisha boe (25)

sydney park (25)

alyah chanelle scott (25)

becky g (25)

banita sandhu (25)

amber midthunder (25)

kiana lede (25)

rosé (25)

normani (26)

zendaya (26)

samantha logan (26)

joy sunday (26)

chase sui wonders (26)

madeleine madden (26)

anya chalotra (26)

brittany o’grady (26)

fernanda ly (26)

imaan hammam (26)

leah lewis (26)

park soobin (26)

pia mia (26)

snitcherty (26)

bree kish (26)

cierra ramirez (27)

courtney eaton (27)

tati gabrielle (27)

haskiri velazquez (27)

jennie kim (27)

megan thee stallion (27)

aslihan malbora (27)

im nayeon (27)

zion moreno (27) — zion is a trans woman!

adeline rudolph (27)

christina nadin (27)

camila mendes (28)

ryan destiny (28)

natasha liu bordizzo (28)

khadijha red thunder (28)

kim jisoo (28)

eva reign (28) — eva is a trans woman!

midori francis (28)

hoyeon jung (28)

sofia carson (29)

keke palmer (29)

aisha dee (29)

devery jacobs (29)

yasmine al bustami (29)

nadine lustre (29)

tinashe (29)

yalitza aparicio (29)

olivia liang (29)

saweetie (29)

yvette monreal (30)

kiana madeira (30)

ziwe fumudoh (30)

triana browne (30)

vanessa morgan (30)

chloe bennet (30)

nyma tang (31)

kiki layne (31)

malese jow (31)

grace dove (31)

chelsea tavares (31)

laci mosley (31)

michaela jae rodriguez (32) — michaela jae is a trans woman!

stephanie hsu (32)

keisha castle hughes (32)

la’tecia thomas (32)

lindsey morgan (32)

mitski (32)

patti harrison (32) — patti is a trans woman!

tristin mays (32)

alexa demie (32)

danielle brooks (33)

sza (33)

rachel colwell (33)

logan browning (33)

precious lee (33)

kat graham (33)

aimee carrero (34)

lizzo (34)

candice patton (34)

anna diop (34)

brenda song (34)

janel parrish (34)

melissa o’neil (34)

ashleigh murray (35)

michaela coel (35)

samira wiley (35)

shay mitchell (35)

naomi watanabe (35)

alina serban (35)

javicia leslie (35)

diane guerrero (36)

nicole byer (36)

da’vine joy randolph (36)

meaghan rath (36)

cynthia erivo (36)

amber riley (36)

lilan bowden (37)

karla souza (37)

jessica matten (37)

natalie morales (37)

meagan tandy (37)

nathalie kelley (37)

vella lovell (37)

brandee evans (37)

arden cho (37)

aubrey plaza (38)

america ferrera (38)

tala ashe (38)

issa rae (38)

aja naomi king (38)

jessica parker kennedy (38)

dewanda wise (38)

lupita nyong’o (39)

tessa thompson (39)

jamie chung (39)

janet mock (39) — janet is a trans woman!

gabourey sibide (39)

levy tran (39)

dascha polanco (40)

constance wu (40)

gemma chan (40)

dichen lachman (40)

tiya sircar (40)

ali wong (40)

cara gee (40)

melissa fumero (40)

kimrie lewis (40)

hannah simone (42)

jessica alba (41)

nasim pedrad (41)      

stephanie beatriz (41)

tika sumpter (42)

vanessa lachey (42)

freema agyeman (43)

shannon dang (unknown age)

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º   .   ✣   ⸻  HASANI  RIVER  (  brian  tyree  henry  )  is  searching  for  their  BEST  FRIEND  (  platonic  ).  the  character  should  be  around  the  age  of  40  and  look  similar  to  RIZ  AHMED,  HOWARD  CHARLES,  any  FCOC,  UTP.  what  should  be  known  prior  is  as  stated  ⸻  HASANI  AND  HIS  BEST  FRIEND  LEFT  FROM  CAIRO  TO  GO  TO  EDINBURGH  ON  A  BOAT  WHEN  THEY  WERE  BOTH  ONLY  THIRTEEN  YEARS  OLD.  AFTER  LANDING  THERE,  HASANI  STAYED  TO  BECOME  A  SURGEON  (  AND  BARBER  )  WHILE  THE  BEST  FRIEND  CONTINUED  ON  A  QUEST  FOR  MEANING.  THEY  EXCHANGED  LETTERS  FREQUENTLY  IN  WHICH  THE  BEST  FRIEND  ALWAYS  HINTED  AT  A  SO - CALLED  BROTHERHOOD  BUT  NEVER  REALLY  EXPLAINED  IN  DETAIL  WHAT  THEY  DID.  MANY  YEARS  LATER,  WHEN  THE  BOTH  OF  THEM  WERE  TWENTY  FIVE,  THE  BEST  FRIEND  ASKED  FOR  HASANI  TO  COME  JOIN  THEM  IN  FLORENCE,  PROMISING  KNOWLEDGE  AND  ROOM  TO  EXPERIMENT.  the  writer  DOES  NOT  REQUIRE  contact  prior  to  application.  (  @hasani-river​  )

º   .   ✣   ⸻  GIOVANNA  GRIMANI  (  kylie  bunbury  )  is  searching  for  their  PATERNAL  COUSINS  IN  THE  HOUSE  OF  GRIMANI,  ONE  MALE  AND  ONE  FEMALE (  familial  ).  the  characters  should  be  around  the  age  of  25+  and  look  similar  to  ANTONIA  THOMAS,  HOWARD  CHARLES,  LEWIS  TAN,  JESSICA  HENWICK,  NAOMI  SCOTT,  ARCHIE  RENAUX  or  ANY  BIRACIAL  (  HALF  WHITE  )  FACECLAIM.  what  should  be  known  prior  is  as  stated  ⸻  WHILE  THE  HOUSE  OF  GRIMANI  IS  PRIMARILY  BASED  IN  VENICE,  THERE  IS  A  BRANCH  OF  THE  FAMILY  IN  ROME  THAT  HAD  MIGRATED  THERE  AROUND  A  DECADE  AGO  FOLLOWING  THE  APPOINTMENT  OF  ONE  OF  THEIR  OWN  AS  CARDINAL.  THOUGH  THE  FAMILY  OPERATES  A  RELIGIOUS  ARCHIVE  /  LIBRARY  WITHIN  THE  VATICAN  CITY,  THE  BUILDING  IS  KNOWN  FOR  HOUSING  INTERESTING  THEOLOGICAL  PAPERS  AND  ECCLESIASTICAL  BOOKS  COLLECTED  BY  WRITERS  ALL  ACROSS  ITALY,  SOME  OF  WHICH  HINT  TOWARDS  THE  FOUNDATION  OF  THE  ASSASSIN  BROTHERHOOD.  WHILE  THEY  ARE  OBLIVIOUS  TO  THE  WAR  BETWEEN  THE  TEMPLARS  AND  THE  BROTHERHOOD,  THEY  HAVE  OFFERED  SANCTUARY  TO  THEIR  COUSIN,  GIOVANNA,  WITH  LITTLE  QUESTION  THOUGH  THEIR  ASSISTANCE  MAY  PLACE  THEM  IN  DANGER  SHOULD  THE  POPE  REALIZE  WHO  THEY  ARE  HARBOURING  BENEATH  THEIR  ROOF.  NEITHER  ARE  PARTICULARLY  STUDIOUS  AS  BOTH  PREFER  THE  COURTLY  LIFESTYLE  OF  NOBILITY  BUT  SUCH  DESIRES  ARE  FUNDED  BY  THE  SUCCESS  OF  THE  GRIMANI  RELIGIOUS  LIBRARY,  TYING  THEM  TO  THE  CHOICES  OF  THEIR  PREDECESSORS.  the  writer  REQUIRES contact  prior  to  application.  (  @requiescatrp  /  annie  or  @grimanis  )

#period rp #new rp #skeleton rp #assassin's creed rp #literate rp #connections

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fc suggestions for the cardinal?

Here you go!

Adeline Rudolph, Aja Naomi King, Amy Adams, Aldis Hodge, Alex Landi, Alexander Skarsgard, Antonia Thomas, Dan Stevens, Berk Cankat, Chace Crawford, Charlize Theron, Eva Green, Diane Guerrero, Dev Patel, Rege Jean Page, Gabrielle Union, Cara Gee, Jessica Matten, Katheryn Winnick, Lewis Tan, 

#answered #members feel free to comment suggestions below

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Trezo (III) [walks into room]: Sorry I was late, I was... taking care of something

Antonia (Joey) [enters the room, noticeably disheveled]: HE PUSHED ME DOWN THE FUCKING STAIRS

#incorrect quotes #alternate universe #metal music #ghost bc #trezo #papa emeritus iii #slipknot #joey jordison #cardinal antonia #disappearance of a lover #fanfiction #fanfic

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//Not going to online classes to sleep, only to be confronted with so many head canons for my hhn ocs that I cannot? Yeah. That sounds about right

Anyway, if anyone wants to talk about the nerds on this blog, Rebecca the plague nurse, Fear’s daughter, Luck’s son, or Paulo’s sister hmu

#((I have committed the cardinal sin of ocs and made most of them related to canon characters)) #((and I've always low-key been nervous about that but... honestly Antonia Aurelius and Lavinia are great)) #ooc

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(Note: I did a post on this scene a while back but I decided to revisit it with additional analyses and the true script pages attached.)

Scene 82 from the original 2004 script for Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette (2006) is one of several that ended up being cut from the film. We know that it was shot thanks to several promotional stills and behind-the-scenes photographs that have surfaced over time (we got the famous photos of Kirsten smoking in costume from the shooting of this scene — one of the first glimpses we got of the production), but, unfortunately, no footage of it has ever been released.

The context of the scene is that it takes place shortly after the accession of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette (1774) and before the visit of MA’s brother, the Emperor Joseph (1777). These years, her early 20s, were marked by a growing sense of confidence, no doubt inspired by her transition from dauphine to queen consort. MA established an intimate circle of her choosing (The Private Society) in defiance of protocol, collaborated with Rose Bertin to produce various styles of dress, all far more adventurous than the traditional court styles, and threw herself into the pleasures of opéra balls, gambling houses, horse races, and the privacy of Trianon, all while attempting to produce her first child with Louis. Words like frenetic, légèreté, and hedonistic typically get thrown around by biographers when discussing MA’s behavior during this period, to highlight a sense that the queen was uncontrollably flighty and inattentive.

There is deep misogyny in the dismissal of MA as simply lightheaded and frivolous during this time. In more fair terms, this is a 20-year-old who had just gone from four years in a new, unwelcoming environment, surrounded by a cast of characters who were not exactly always desirable company, behaving from sunrise to sunset according to famously difficult etiquette practices, finding herself faulted, on a near daily basis, with her failure to conceive, and generally struggling to find her place. Now, with this burst of freedom that has come with becoming a queen consort, she has granted herself the permission to seek amusements (especially in Paris, still a virtually unexplored city to her), to enjoy playing with her appearance on her own terms, and to befriend whom she pleases.

Sofia Coppola does a wonderful job at portraying MA in this light, almost, in a modern sense, as a young girl who has just become an adult and moved out of her parents’ house and is enjoying newfound freedom.

Scene 82 would have followed the Birthday Party sequence that remains in the final cut of the film. Very significantly, it is preceded by a short insert of a pornographic libelle, of the variety that began circulating around this time (1774) that showed MA in a very unflattering light (lavish, lascivious, a tribade, etc.). This was also cut from the film, as were other inserts that show up in the original script. The libelle that the screenplay is referencing here is «Le Lever d’Aurore», which took her innocent sunrise excursion into the gardens of Versailles with friends, chaperoned by the comtesse de Noailles, and corrupted it. What was inspired by the Incan devotion to the sun and conducted in adolescent reverie (and in the film is shown as an after-party to MA’s 18th birthday), became a bacchanalia, showing MA and her friends hiding in the shrubbery of Versailles with a variety of lovers, both male and female. The insert was there to remind the audience that the public and private perceptions of MA’s lifestyle and conduct were of two very different varieties.

The fact that Scene 82 follows the inserts may be intentional, as if to suggest that the scene is not entirely accurate (in the same way that the opening shot of MA reclining in splendor and the “Let them eat cake” line are supposed to be fantasy depictions of the queen, not accurate ones).

As you can see in the script pages, Scene 82 is another gambling party that takes place in the queen’s apartments. But this one is different from the one that comes almost directly before it. The conversation, presented as Polignac entertaining MA with sordid tales of the courtiers present as well as with stories of her own sexual experiences, is much more adult and licentious than the conversation at the 18th birthday party. Louis XVI is present at the opening of the scene but retires quickly, and Lamballe is not featured, only referenced. Tom Hardy’s Rohan (not be confused with the factual cardinal de Rohan), makes an appearance, which would have been his first feature in the film, before his involvement at the later Trianon segment.

The idea here is that this intimate circle, in direct adjacency to MA, is perhaps not the most suitable for her to surround herself with, which was a constant complaint against her by those on the outside. But the sexually explicit conversation, Polignac’s morality, and the looser feeling of this party in comparison to the many others in the film may be interpreted as this scene being presented to the audience as intentionally questionable … Is this another fantasy sequence, a party thrown in as seen from the perspective of the courtiers projecting depraved, adulterous behavior at the queen and her company?

Significantly, MA is very much an observer in this scene, watching and listening but not involving herself in any reproachable behavior, which is an accurate portrayal. During the early years of the reign, she enjoyed the company (in addition to Lamballe, Polignac, and a few of her in-laws) of various older men of the court, almost all foreign and all able storytellers who regaled their young queen with stories of their experiences across the Continent. The baron de Besenval, the princes de Ligne and de Lauzun, the comte d’Esterházy, and the ducs de Coigny and de Guînes were all invited into the queen’s private apartments to entertain her with anecdotes of their travels and conquests, from Hungary to Switzerland and elsewhere through the European courts. None of them were considered suitable to be so intimate with MA according to etiquette, and she was severely faulted for this behavior by the royal court. She did not, however, ever allow herself to pass further than innocent flirtation with these men — Antonia Fraser speaks of the hysteria that MA had around her chastity. She sought the company of amusing, older men, but never in the context of adulterous behavior. They made her laugh and brought her levity, but if any of them ever crossed the line, they were very sharply and publicly reprimanded for their conduct.

One of the promotional stills for Scene 82 shows MA asleep, surrounded on all sides by men of the court, one of whom appears to be touching her. The image is another reason why perhaps this scene is supposed to walk the line between reality and fantasy … MA did surround herself with these men during her gatherings, but the physicality of the tableau suggests a bodily intimacy with these men that is definitely more in agreement with the vicious falsehoods spread by uninvited courtiers rather than historical fact. The scene feels out of place, as if the tone of this party isn’t consistent with the rest of the film — the conversation and behavior is much more extreme than anything else in Marie Antoinette, and this is perhaps intentional.

Why the scene was cut we do not know. It could have been due to pacing issues, since, with its inclusion, there would have then been two gambling parties back-to-back (which, again, may have been intentional — a more factual gambling party followed by a shocking illustration from a libelle, which is then followed by a fantasy gambling party to remark upon the different perceptions of MA’s lifestyle). It could be that the conversation was felt to be too vulgar, or at least vulgar in a way that stands out too much from the rest of the film. Or perhaps another reason entirely.

But the scene is important, as it’s a glimpse into what the public was guided to believe was the typical behavior of the queen of France, encouraged by the hands of the courtiers who were uninvited or ignored by MA.

Hopefully one day we get footage of this scene. I’m also curious if this scene was ever fully edited or if it was cut from the film before post-production was thoroughly on its way.

#Marie Antoinette #Sofia Coppola #Kirsten Dunst

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That marriage of Don Manuel also belongs to the category of those events which have given rise to a considerable amount of gossip. For some years after his flight from Portugal he traveled about and tried to spend his time in the pleasantest manner possible, but not in one calculated to win for him the respect of the Portuguese nation. His mother used to implore him to get married, if only from the dynastic point of view, which required him to have an heir to his pretentions and to his rights. The young King did not take kindly to the idea, which he resisted as long as he found it possible to do so. But at last the leaders of the Royalist party at Lisbon sent one of their adherents to the Dowager Queen, and begged her to explain to her son that they made it a condition to any movement they might attempt in his favour that he should take himself a wife, as the birth of an heir was indispensable to the consolidation of the pretensions of the House of Braganza to the Crown of Portugal.

Thus forced to act, Don Manuel started on a journey to Germany, where he hoped to find a suitable consort, willing to associate herself with his precarious chances and ambitions. This was no easy matter to accomplish, as his racy reputation had preceded him everywhere. Even the daughters of the Archduke Frederick of Austria refused to anything to do with him, and yet they were supposed to be extremely desirious of snatching the first chance that offered of leaving their mother, with whom their relations were not the very best. Manuel met with a succession of rebuffs wherever he showed himself, and at last returned to London, where he explained to Queen Amelie that it had been quite impossible for him to comply with her wishes and those of his partisans.

Great consternation followed upon his announcement, and the Queen took to her bed, so upset did she feel at this bitter disappointment to all her hopes. It was at this juncture that Cardinal Netto, the former Patriarch of Lisbon, came to the rescue, and made to Don Manuel and his mother a proposition which pleased them both exceedingly. The Braganzas had relations in Germany, the sister of Don Luis, the grandfather of King Manuel, the Infanta Maria Antonia having married the Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern – the head of this illustrious house, or, rather of the Roman Catholic branch of it – who resided at the castle of Sigmaringen. She had had several children and the eldest son had wedded the daughter of the Countess of Trani, the sister of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. She had died from consumption a few years after her marriage, leaving two sons and one daughter – the Princess Augusta Victoria, who was twenty-three years old,not exactly pretty, but attractive, intelligent, admirably well brought up, and whose family connections were unimpeachable; who, moreover was related to the House of Braganza, and might feel more inclined to share the fortunes of its young chief than a woman to whom he was a perfect stranger. Don Manuel sighed, but recognized the wisdom of the advice which was being proffered, and consented at last to a visit to his cousin the Prince of Hohenzollern, during which he would have an opportunity to become acquainted with the Princess Augusta Victoria.

The visit proved a success, inasmuch as the two young people grew to like each other well enough to risk the adventure of marriage which, at all events, was a most suitable one for both parties. Don Manuel's fiancée was a most reasonable person, who, perhaps because she did not expect much either from life or from the husband she was to marry, had got more chances of happiness than would have been the case with a romantic and affectionate girl who looked for something else in life than a good establishment. She accepted the position of an exiled Queen, and being heiress to a lot of money of her own, besides the large fortune which Don Manuel had been able to save from the disaster in which his crown had been lost, she fully meant to shape a most agreeable existence for herself in the English home whither her husband intended to take her after their marriage.

#Manuel II of Portugal #Queen Augusta Victoria of Portugal #1910s #portuguese royal family #braganza #anecdote

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~👑🌹Long May They Reign🌹👑~

On the 24th of June 1509, Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon were jointly crowned at Westminster Abbey. The procession began three day before when they took possession of the Tower. After seven long years of living in a political limbo, waiting in vain to marry the next in line to the throne, her dreams had finally come true. She and Henry had taken everyone by surprise with their marriage. The handsome boy who had accompanied her to the altar when she married his eldest brother Arthur seven years ago took after his maternal grandfather, Edward IV. Like him, he was determined to show everyone that he was his own man and that he would marry the woman of his choosing. Although he claimed that his father had made him promise to take his brother’s widow as his wife, not many believed this tale, yet they were all eager to please their new King who was a great contrast from his late father. When he and Katherine were married, the ceremony had been very low key; their coronation was however was beyond splendid. For Katherine, this must have all seemed remotely familiar. When she married Prince Arthur, she had been greeted with pageantry that lasted for days. This was no different. Henry wanted to spare no expense. The King, as one of his courtiers [Lord Mountjoy] said, was not after “gold, gems, or precious metals, but virtue, glory, and immortality.” Two days after Henry and Katherine took possession of the Tower of London, the city of London prepared to welcome their new king and queen-to-be. At about four o’clock the celebrations began with guildsmen lined in the streets. The Lord Mayor (Stephen Jennings, once a merchant) was among them, standing erect, wearing his golden chain of office while the other aldermen were close by alongside the guards who were in charge of crowd control. Henry and Katherine emerged from the Tower wearing resplendent gowns, each with their separate entourages. Henry beneath a canopy of cloth and state, wearing a crimson robe, golden coat studded with precious gems, mounted on a huge worse draped in golden fabric. Katherine followed him, riding in a litter borne by white horses, and wearing a beautiful white gown, similar to what she wore when she married Prince Arthur. Her hair was loose, as was the tradition of Consorts to symbolize their purity. Around her head was a golden and pearl circlet. Among her retinue was none other than the newly knighted Thomas Boleyn. Henry VIII made it his duty to continue the tradition of creating new Knights of the Bath on the eve of their coronation. Besides him was the King’s best friend, the rakish Charles Brandon, the ambitious Duke of Buckingham who was dressed for the occasion, wearing gold and diamonds. The two empty thrones were waiting for them in the Abbey where they would be crowned the following day. No doubt, they were eager to get it over with as a heavy rain poured down on them that Saturday. Many of their courtiers took shelter until the shower stopped. But Katherine –as her new husband- did not. They were born royals, and Katherine above all, trained to be Queen all her life. She had seen her mother ride through the camp, greeting soldiers, putting aside her servants’ discomfort as they saw her injured men. In Isabella, Katherine had learned that a Queen was Queen not just because of her lineage, but because of her bearing. And Katherine was ready to show that as her mother before her, she was going to take on her new role seriously. However, seeing her ladies’ discomfort and acknowledging that she could not let her litter be more ruined (her dress and hair were already ruined, Katherine like so many was drenched in rain water); she took refuge with them on a nearby tavern called the Cardinal’s Hat. Despite Katherine’s greatest efforts; she could not avoid the superstitious ideas that were running through everyone’s mind. A rain on a day like this, on the eve of their coronation, on mid-summer’s day was seen as a bad omen. This was an age where omens were taken seriously, where superstition was seen as logic, and were the former were used as evidence of God’s anger or discontent. The royal entourage managed to reach Westminster Palace where they dined with their guests before retiring to the Painted Chamber. The following morning was better than expected. The ceremonies were resumed and they were crowned at Westminster Abbey. As the day before, the two were splendidly dressed and as with Henry’s father and namesake, his grandmother, Margaret Beaufort, wept. Only this time they were of relief and joy because her son’s dynasty –against all odds- had survived and now the new generation would be crowned.

Sources: 1.Katharine of Aragon by Patrick Williams 2.Sister Queens: The Tragic and Noble Lives of Katherine of Aragon and Juana I of Castile by Julia Fox 3.Six Wives and the Many Mistresses of Henry VIII by Amy Licence 4. The Wives of Henry VIII by Antonia Fraser

#katherine of aragon #Tudors #History #June 1509 #Coronation #dailytudors

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Scipione Rebiba, Cardinale-Presbitero di S. Pudenziana, Arcivescovo di Pisa.

Secondo lo studioso di genealogia episcopale Charles Bransom, è uno dei più antichi vescovi del quale si conoscano con certezza i dati sulle ordinazioni episcopali: più del 95% degli oltre 5200 vescovi viventi lo pongono al vertice della propria genealogia episcopale, inclusi papa Francesco e tutti i suoi predecessori ininterrottamente a partire da papa Clemente XI.

Nacque a San Marco, piccolo centro siciliano arroccato su una collina dei monti Nebrodi, a quel tempo facente parte dell'arcidiocesi di Messina, il 3 febbraio 1504 da Francesco e Antonia Lucia Filingeri.  Intraprese gli studi giuridici a Palermo, conseguendo la laurea in utroque iure, e quelli teologici. Ricevette gli ordini minori e quelli maggiori negli anni 1524-1528, mentre era arcivescovo Giovanni Carandolet, e fu insignito di un beneficio nella chiesa di Santa Maria dei Miracoli di Palermo.

In seguito, intorno agli anni 1536-1537, si trasferì a Roma, venendo a contatto con la giovane congregazione dei Chierici Regolari, ed entrò al servizio del cardinal Gian Pietro Carafa, vescovo di Chieti e Protonotario Apostolico presso la Curia Romana. In rappresentanza del Carafa assunse il governo della diocesi di Chieti e da papa Paolo III, il 16 marzo 1541, fu nominato vescovo titolare di Amiclae e vicario generale della chiesa teatina.  

Per una singolare circostanza il Rebiba si colloca all'origine della linea ascendente della successione apostolica della maggioranza dei vescovi della Chiesa cattolica. Coloro che hanno inteso ricostruire le genealogie episcopali dei romani pontefici e dei vescovi si sono tutti arrestati al Rebiba, oltre il quale, ad oggi, non è possibile risalire.

Vescovo titolare di Amicle(1541-1555)

Vescovo ausiliare di Chieti(1541-1555)

Vescovo di Mottola (1555-1556)

Cardinale presbitero di Santa Pudenziana (1556-1565)

Arcivescovo metropolita di Pisa (1556-1560)

Primate di Sardegna e Corsica (1556-1560)

Arcivescovo-vescovo di Troia (1560)

Camerlengo del Collegio Cardinalizio (1565-1567)

Cardinale presbitero di Sant'Anastasia (1565-1566)

Patriarca titolare di Costantinopoli (1565-1573)

Cardinale presbitero di Sant'Angelo in Pescheria(1566-1570)

Cardinale presbitero di Santa Maria in Trastevere(1570-1573)

Grande Inquisitore della Congregazione della Romana e Universale Inquisizione (1573-1577)

Cardinale vescovo di Albano (1573-1574)

Cardinale vescovo di Sabina (1574-1577)

#cardinal #Sicilian #Sicilia #portrait #Rebiba #catholic #catholic church

[statistical-improbabilities]

OCtober Day 1: Sunrise

Thank you @oc-growth-and-development for the prompts! I was debating whether or not to post some of mine for a while, but it’s eight days in and I figured, what the hell, so prepare for a bit of a writing spam.

This is just a short fluff bit, featuring my ocs Antonia Giese, a movie star, and Lex Durand, her stunt double, and oh yeah, they’re madly in love. Antonia is sleeping over at Lex’s tiny apartment, but unluckily for her, Lex is a morning person. They make it work, though.

The cardinal rule of getting up early in the morning was, and had been as long as Lex could remember, don’t turn on the blender.

When she’d lived alone in the tiny one-bedroom apartment, it hadn’t been a concern. Sure, the walls were thin, but the people on the right had a rather yappy dog, and the upstairs neighbors seemed to move furniture around in the dead of night more often than not. But when Antonia had started staying the night after long days of work, she’d been quite firm that the blender was not to be used until they were both fully awake.

Lex had protested, of course. “How am I going to get my morning protein shakes now? You know how much I love my routine.”

“Lex, you wouldn’t know routine if it bit you on the ass and carried you off into the night,” Antonia had responded, unable to keep herself from grinning at Lex’s pretend shock. “You can have your nasty protein shakes when it’s not four in the morning.”

So Lex had offered up a few more joking complaints every once in a while, but the blender stayed clean and the protein shakes were put on pause whenever Antonia stayed overnight. More often than not, they both slept through the early hours of the morning anyway, sharing a light comforter and two pillows as their bodies entwined around one another, breathing deeply in tandem. The press never would have approved, but there were no cameras or flashing lights inside Lex’s second-rate apartment. Antonia had said it was perfect, and it was.

It was a little warmer than usual that morning, though, and on warm mornings like these, Lex was quick to rub the sleep from her eyes and carefully extricate herself from Antonia’s arms, making sure to tuck the blanket back around her so a draft wouldn’t wake her up. There was little use in dragging a brush through her hair in the dark, so she pulled her hair into some semblance of a ponytail and left it at that. There were many hairs out of place, but she didn’t mind. She grabbed leggings and a tank top from a bin across the room, then bent low to press a kiss to Antonia’s forehead. In her sleep, Antonia sighed happily, and Lex smiled before closing the door behind her.

She paused for a glass of water to clear her morning breath, then pulled on her running shoes—nearly falling over while doing so, but catching herself through an awkward hop or two. Dew still clung to the railings as she bounded down the stairs and out onto the sidewalk. The sky was just beginning to lighten, dark blues giving way to a pale purple, with orange cotton candy clouds gleaming near the horizon. Lex rubbed her suddenly cold hands against her thighs to warm the muscle and bent into a few quick stretches, then set off on an evenly paced jog.

Running had never been her favorite exercise, but it was a necessary one. There was no way she’d be able to perform acrobatic stunts or rehearse fight scenes over and over if she didn’t have stamina, and running was an excellent way to build up one form of it. She wasn’t the fastest by any means, but a few miles early in the morning were never unpleasant, especially when the sky was as beautiful as it was.

Lex wove through the city, enjoying the relative quiet of semi-empty streets. Every so often, she passed another runner alongside the road and offered up a smile and a friendly wave. Sometimes it was reciprocated, but most of the time, they were focused on their stride and the music pumping through their earphones. Lex preferred to run without music. It was safer in a busy city, for one, but it also allowed her time to take in her surroundings, to laugh at humorous vanity license plates or to marvel at spindles of orange-turning-pink clouds breezing across the horizon as her steps pounded against the pavement in an even rhythm, breaths coming fast and deep to match her pace.

Pale purple was beginning to fade into bright blue when Lex arrived again on the doorstep of her apartment building, a light sheen of sweat coating her forehead and the back of her neck. Briefly, she considered whether an inevitably cold shower would even be worth it, especially with Antonia still asleep for a few hours, but she was a little gross. That didn’t stop her quiet gasp when the frigid water hit her bare back, though, and it was a relief to pull on some clean, comfortable clothes after drying off.

When she snuck back into her room, attempting to be stealthy, Antonia shifted, and her lips spread into a slow smile as she recognized Lex in the dark. “C’mere,” she murmured, drowsiness evident in her voice, and she pushed the covers aside. Lex obligingly crawled in next to her, and Antonia wrapped her arms around her.

“I suppose I should thank you for showering this time. It’s too comfortable to have to wash the sheets.”

“And too early,” Lex pointed out, leaning her head into the crook of Antonia’s neck. 

“Mm,” Antonia agreed. “But at least you didn’t use the blender.” Her eyes fluttered closed again. Lex dragged a light fingertip up Antonia’s back, rubbing slow circles into her shoulders with her thumbs. A mere few hours apart wasn’t enough to keep their bodies from fitting together like threads in a tapestry, breath falling into rhythm as Lex closed her eyes as well.

Outside the curtained window, the sun had risen high in the sky, but for Lex, there was no brighter star than the woman who lay beside her, hair tangled from sleep, sharing her warmth.

#oc-tober #my writing #original character #my ocs #antonia giese #lex durand

[wsoccer-ger]

Flyeralarm Bundesliga Transfers 2020/21

VFL Wolfsburg

Out

Noelle Maritz (Arsenal Women FC)

Sara Björk Gunnarsdottir (Olympique Lyonnais)

Hedvig Lindahl (Atletico Madrid)

Kristine Minde (Rosenborg Kvinner)

Madelen Janogy

Claudia Neto (AC Fiorentina)

Jana Burmeister (TSV Barmke)

In

Lena Oberdorf (SG Essen Schönebeck)

Kathy Hendrich (FC Bayern München)

Katarzyna Kiedrzynek (Paris St.Germain)

Pauline Bremer (Manchester City)

FC Bayern München

Out

Melanie Leupolz (FC Chelsea)

Nicole Rolser (retirement)

Jacintha Weimar (SC Sand)

Verena Schweers (retirement)

Mandy Islacker (1.FC Köln)

Dominika Skrovankova (Montpellier HSC)

Kathy Hendrich (VFL Wolfsburg)

Emily Gielnik (Vittsjö GIK)

 In

Lea Schüller (SG Essen Schönebeck)

Marina Hegering (SG Essen Schönebeck)

Hanna Glas (Paris St.Germain)

Sarah Zadrazil (Turbine Potsdam)

Viviane Asseyi (Girondins de Bordeaux)

Klara Bühl (SC Freiburg)

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

Out

Leonie Pankratz (Montpellier HSC)

Sonja Merazguia (FC Basel)

Lina Bürger (SC Freiburg)

Sarai Lindner (UCF Knights)

Fatma Sakar (SC Sand)

Jennifer Klein (SKN St.Pölten)

In

Karla Görlitz (FC Carl Zeiss Jena)

Celina Degen (SK Sturm Graz)

1.FFC Turbine Potsdam

Out

Sarah Zadrazil (FC Bayern München)

Lara Prasnikar (Eintracht Frankfurt)

Carolin Siems (Aston Villa FC)

Rahel KIíwic (FC Zürich Frauen)

Klará Cahynová (SK Slavia Prag)

In

Melissa Kössler (Umass Minutewomen)

Merle Barth (Bayer 04 Leverkusen)

Lena Uebach (Bayer 04 Leverkusen)

Selina Cerci (Werder Bremen)

SG Essen Schönebeck

Out

Lea Schüller (FC Bayern München)

Lena Oberdorf (VFL Wolfsburg)

Marina Hegering (FC Bayern München)

Turid Knaak (Atletico Madrid)

Nina Brüggemann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen)

Jule Dallmann (VFR Warbeyen)

Annalena Breitenbach (FC Carl Zeiss Jena)

Ina Lehmann (retirement)

Mara Grutkamp (Creighton Bluejays)

Ramona Petzelberger (Aston Villa FC)

Josephine Plehn (SV Berghofen)

In

Antonia Baaß (Vfl Wolfsburg U20)

Sophia Thiemann (Arminia Bielefeld)

Carlotta Wamser (Spvg 20 Brakel B-Junioren)

Selina Ostermaier (1.FFC Frankfurt)

Jill Bayings (SC Heerenveen)

Barbara Brecht (FC Bayern München II)

Nina Räcke (VFL Wolfsburg U20)

Eleni Markou (Apollon Ladies FC)

1.FFC Frankfurt / Eintracht Frankfurt

Out

Alexandra Emmerling (SV Meppen)

Magarita Gidion (SV Werder Bremen)

Chiara Hahn (USF Bulls)

Selina Ostermaier (SG Essen Schönebeck)

Yvonne Weilharter (RB Leipzig)

In

Merle Frohms (SC Freiburg)

Lara Prasnikar (1.FFC Turbine Potsdam)

Virginia Kirchberger (SC Freiburg)

Leonie Köster (FC Bayern München II)

SC Freiburg

Out

Lena Lotzen (1.FC Köln)

Clara Schöne (retirement)

Klara Bühl (FC Bayern München)

Anja Maike Hegenauer

Carolin Schiewe

Merle Frohms (Eintracht Frankfurt)

Sharon Beck (1.FC Köln)

Verena Wieder (Bayer Leverkusen)

Virginia Kirchberger (Eintracht Frankfurt)

In

Tyara Buser (FC Basel)

Samantha Steuerwald (SV Werder Bremen)

Luisa Wensing (SV Werder Bremen)

Giovanna Hoffmann (SV Werder Bremen)

Lina Bürger (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim)

Erёleta Memeti (VFL Wolfsburg U20)

Elvira Herzog ( 1.FC Köln)

SC Sand

Out

Anne van Bonn (retirement)

Charlotte Voll (Paris St.Germain)

Manon Klett

Nadine Prohanska

Jasmin Sehan (SV Werder Bremen)

Viktoria Pinther (Bayer Leverkusen)

Agnieszka Winczo (SV Meppen)

In

Jacintha Weimar (FC Bayern München)

Patricia George (BV Cloppenburg)

Jasmin Pal (Wacker Innsbruck)

Chiara Loos (1.FC Saarbrücken)

Laura Kovacs (FC ETO Györ)

Dora Süle (FC ETO Györ)

Danielle Tolmais (IBV Vestmannaeyjar)

Fatma Sakar (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim)

Leonie Kreil (FC Carl Zeiss Jena)

Noemi Gentile (SC Freiburg II)

Emily Evels (Borussia Mönchengladbach)

MSV Duisburg

Out

Lisa Makas (SKN St.Pölten)

Kristina Maksuti

Meikayla Moore

Kathleen Radtke

Laura Radke

Jacqueline Broux

Pia Rybacki

Danica Wu

Marina Himminghofen (retirement)

In

Miray Cin (VFL Wolfsburg U20)

Anja Kirsten (VFL Bochum II)

Ecem Cumert (SV Alberweiler)

Sophie Maierhofer (Aston Villa)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Out

Laura Sieger (SV Meppen)

Merle Barth (1.FFC Turbine Potsdam)

Lena Uebach (1.FFC Turbine Potsdam)

Katharina Prinz (1.FFC Recklinghausen)

Saskia Meier

Karoline Heinze (retirement)

In

Nina Brüggemann (SG Essen Schönebeck)

Lara Marti (FC Basel)

Sylwia Matysik (GKS Gornik Leczna)

Chiara Bücher (SC 13 Bad Neunahr)

Verena Wieder (SC Freiburg)

Kristin Kögel (FC Bayern München II)

Viktoria Pinther (SC Sand)

Lilla Turanyi (MTK Hungaria Budapest)

SV Werder Bremen

Out

Giovanna Hoffmann (SC Freiburg)

Selina Cerci (Turbine Potsdam)

Samantha Steuerwald (SC Freiburg)

Luisa Wensing (SC Freiburg)

Cindy König (SC Braga)

Lisa-Marie Scholz

Jessica Golebiewski

Alicia Kersten

Franziska Gieseke (ATS Buntentor)

In

Jana Radosavljevic (BV Cloppenburg)

Magarita Gidion (1.FFC Frankfurt)

Jasmin Sehan (SC Sand)

Agata Tarczynska (VFL Wolfsburg U20)

Anna Hausdorff (TSG Hoffenheim II)

SV Meppen

Out

Jasmin Jabbes (Osnabrücker SC)

In

Laura Sieger (Bayer 04 Leverkusen)

Janelle Flaws (BV Cloppenburg)

Agnieszka Winczo (SC Sand)

Alexandra Emmerling (Eintracht Frankfurt)

Sandra Voitane (Apollon Ladies FC)

Beatrice Goad (Stanford Cardinal)

Victoria Krug (North Carolina Gar Heels)

#flyeralarm bundesliga #vfl wolfsburg frauen #fc bayern frauen #tsg hoffenheim #turbine potsdam #sgs essen #eintracht frankfurt #sc freiburg #sc sand #msv duisburg #bayer leverkusen #werder bremen #sv meppen #transfers #transfer news #women soccer

[thetudorslovers]

❀🄵🄸🄾🅁🄴🅃🅃🄰 🄶🄾🅁🄸🄽🄸

❈ Fioretta Gorini, a forgotten yet important figure of the Italian Renaissance was the daughter of professor Antonio Gorini and mistress of Giuliano de Medici, to whom she bore his illegitimate son Giulio, the future Pope Clement VII . The most intresting fact about their love story is that Giulio was born on the same day his father died in tragic circumstances during the Pazzi conspiracy.

❈ It seems that Fioretta was just a nickname while her real name was Antonia or Antoinetta. ❈Judging by some sources she was "the true love of Giuliano de Medici " , the woman who had stollen his heart and not Simonetta Vespucci.

❈ She was also the muse of some important artists of that time like Andrea del Verrocchio (the bust of the widow of Giuliano de Medici " -  sculpted on Dama col mazzolino -1475), Leonardo da Vinci ( Ginevra de Benci) and Sandro Botticelli ( Ritratto di giovane donna-1475) .

❈Some historians are calling her "the widow of Giuliano de Medici "  Therefore I will go further with this and name Fioretta the wife of Giuliano since he secretly married her before his assassination .

And here is the proof : 《" In 1513 some monks and the brother of Fioretta Gorini confirmed the clandestine marriage of the latter with Giuliano de' Medici. Their marriage was recorded in the Regest Leonis X. (n. 4598) for all times. (in: J. Nardi, Le storie della città di Firenze, Firenze 1684, p. 274). "When, in the autumn [1513], there was a question of his [Giulio de' Medici] being made a Cardinal, it was attested by witnesses that a valid marriage had taken place secretly between his father and mother, Floreta, a special deed to that effect being drawn up [Regest. Leonis X., n. 4598] "》

[Source: kleio.org © Maike Vogt-Lüerssen 1999 – 2019]

Dt: @ilmur

#fioretta gorini #i medici #giuliano de medici #fioretta and giuliano #natalie portman #tom bateman #history #history edit #house of medici #lorenzo the magnificent

[gardenofkore]

[...] he was edified for hearing for the hundredth time the Mother Abbess describe the Blessed One’s ingenous miracles; at her showing the corner of the dank garden where the saintly nun had suspended in the air a huge stone which the Devil, irritated by her austerity, had flung at her; he was astounded at the sight of the two famous and indecipherable letters framed on the wall of a cell, one to the Devil from Blessed Corbèra to convert him to virtue, and the other the Devil’s reply, expressing, it seems, his regret at not being able to comply to her request[...]

Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, The Leopard, p. 83-84 

Isabella Domenica Tomasi was born on May 29th 1645 to Giulio I Duke of Palma and Baron of Montechiaro (and later Prince of Lampedusa) and his wife Rosalia Traina, Baroness of Falconeri and of Terra di Torretta. The Tomasi family was a very devout one, and their children received a strict religious education. The father, Giulio, had been so deeply involved in good works and charity during his lifetime, he gained the nickname of Holy Duke and was posthumously declared Servant of God (like his brother Carlo before him). Except for the heir, Ferdinando, all the children who made into adulthood were destined to be ordained. His daughters Francesca Giovanna Tommasa, Isabella Domenica, Maria Antonia and Alipia Gaetana became nuns. Giuseppe Maria became a priest, later a Cardinal and finally, in 1986, was canonized by Pope John Paul II. When his daughters petitioned him to found a nunnery, Don Giulio didn’t esitate to sacrifice the family mansion (still under construction) in Palma di Montechiaro which was transfomed into the Monastery of The Holy Rosary. At some point the Tomasi couple decided to take a vow of chastity. In 1661 Donna Rosalia joined her daughters and became Sister Maria Seppellita della Concezione, while her husband built another Palace where he moved to pursue an ascetic lifestyle.

Isabella took her vows on October 7th 1660 and changed her name into Maria Crocifissa della Concezione. She consecrated her life to meditation, penitence (included flagellation) and humble activities, always striving to be one with God. 

On August 11th 1676 Sister Maria Crocifissa was found lying (or sitting) on her cell’s floor by the other nuns. Her face was covered with ink, and she held a piece of paper in her hand. The text was impossible to decipher since it was a mix of symbols and letters (which somehow resemble to Greek and Arabic characters). The nun declared it was a letter the Devil had personally handed to her to be signed. Of course Maria Crocifissa refused categorically to comply and only wrote ohimè (lit. alas; the only comprehensible word in the text) as response. She also stated the Devil left her two other messages, but she would always refuse to refer their contents. According to her, it wasn’t her first or last encounter with Satan. Before the letter episode, she affirmed the Devil threw at her a stone while she was in the nunnery’s garden. Maria Crocifissa was protected by a sudden apparition of St. Catherine of Siena, who diverted the stone’s trajectory to another part of the garden. The Devil and other evil spirits would keep taunting and tormenting the nun for the rest of her life. She also stated to be able to see Suffering Christ, Our Lady of Sorrow, St. Catherine of Siena, St. Rose of Lima and her Guardian Angel. In particular, Our Lady of Sorrow told her “The Cross will be your seclusion. The Cross has already been established. All that's left is to climb it slowly...to be crucified perfectly”. For centuries, the Devil’s letter would remain an enigma. Only in 2017 the researchers of Ludum Science Center (Misterbianco, province of Catania) claimed to have been able to partly decipher it using a software found in the deepweb. “Perhaps now, Styx is certain” “Since God, Christ and Zoroaster pursue the ancient ways and sewn by humans, Ohimè” “A God, I can feel, who is freeing mortals”. Daniele Abate, head of the Science Center, explains the message is made of Greek, Cyrillic, Runic and Yazdi characters. Abate is convinced Sister Maria Crocifissa suffered from bipolarism or schizophrenia, exacerbated by the oppressive monastic environment and harsh self-imposed penitential practices. Visions about the Devil and evil spirits are indeed very common among people suffering from these kinds of disorders. Making use of her knowledge and culture, the nun then created a new alphabet she used to compose the Devil’s letter. Whether she might have done it intentionally or not, it’s impossible to say.

Sister Maria Crocifissa died on October 16th  1699, Her last words were “Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus”. During her life, she had always suffered poor health, but she welcomed her illnesses as a way to be closer to the Divine. On August 15th 1787, Pope Pius VI proclaimed her Venerable.

On 1955, Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (a descendant of Sister Maria Crocifissa, and author of the novel Il Gattopardo/The Leopard) visited the Monastery of Palma di Montechiaro. He was so fascinated by his ancestor’s figure, he decided to include her in his novel, changing her name into Blessed Corbèra. From the Corbera family (founders of Santa Margherita di Belice, province of Agrigento) descended the Tomasi family. 

#women #women history #women in history #history #historical women #maria crocifissa della concezione #isabella tomasi #aragonese-spanish sicily #giuseppe tomasi di lampedusa #people of sicily #women of sicily #venerable #historyedit #myedit #palma di montechiaro #Province of Agrigento

[pope-francis-quotes]

8th November >> (@VaticanNews)  #PopeFrancis promulgates 16 decrees concerning the miracles, martyrdom and heroic virtues of 24 persons on their way to sainthood.

Pope Francis authorizes decrees on the causes of saintsPope Francis met Cardinal Angelo Becciu, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints on November 7, and authorized the promulgation of 16 decrees concerning 24 persons.

Pope Francis on Wednesday authorized the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to promulgate a special decree on the heroic virtues and the confirmation of the cult from time immemorial of the Servant of God Michael Giedrojć, regarding him as Blessed.  This act of the Pope declaring a person Blessed without the need for a beatification ceremony is called “equipollent” beatification, or “equivalent” beatification. Michael Giedrojć, a professed layman of the Order of St. Augustine, was born in Giedrojce (Lithuania) around the year 1420 and died in Krakow (Poland) on May 4, 1485.

The Pope also authorized 15 other decrees regarding miracles, martyrdom and heroic virtues of 23 people, bringing them a step closer to sainthood.

They include 9 men and 6 women, 11 of them martyrs.  Two decrees are on miracles attributed to the intercession of two Italian laywomen, clearing them for beatification.  Three decrees are on martyrdom and 10 on heroic virtues.

Below is the complete list of decrees:

Miracles

A miracle has been attributed to the intercession of the Italian Venerable Servant of God Edvige Carboni, a laywoman.  She was born in Pozzomaggiore (Italy) on 2 May 1880 and died in Rome on 17 February 1952

A miracle has been attributed to the intercession of the Italian Venerable Servant of God Benedetta Bianchi Porro, a laywoman.  She was born in Dovadola (Italy) on 8 August 1936 and died in Sirmione del Garda (Italy) on 23 January 1964

Martyrdom

The martyrdom of the Spanish Servants of God Angelo Cuartas Cristóbal and his 8 companions.  The students of the Seminary of Oviedo were killed in hatred of the faith in Oviedo (Spain) between 1934 and 1937 during the Spanish civil war.

The martyrdom of the Spanish Servant of God Mariano Mullerat i Soldevila, a layman and father of a family.  He was born in Santa Coloma de Queralt (Spain) on 24 March 1897 and was killed in hatred of the faith at El Pla, near Arbeca (Spain) on 13 August 1936

The martyrdom of American Servant of God James Alfred Miller, a professed Brother of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools.  He was born in Stevens Point (USA) on September 21, 1944, and was killed in hatred of the faith in Huehuetenango (Guatemala) on February 13, 1982

Heroic virtues

The heroic virtues of the Italian Servant of God Giovanni Jacono, titular Archbishop of Mocisso and former Bishop of Caltanissetta. Born in Ragusa (Italy) on March 14, 1873, he died there on May 25, 1957

The heroic virtues of Filipino Servant of God Alfredo Maria Obviar, the first Bishop of Lucena and Founder of the Congregation of Missionary Catechists of Saint Teresa of the Child Jesus (sisters).  He was born in Lipa (Philippines) on 29 August 1889 and died in Lucena (Philippines) on 1 October 1978

The heroic virtues of Italian Servant of God Giovanni Ciresola, a diocesan priest who founded the Congregation of the Poor Handmaids of the Precious Blood - Cenacle of Charity.  He was born in Quaderni di Villafranca (Italy) on May 30, 1902, and died in Quinto di Valpantena (Italy) on April 13, 1987

The heroic virtues of Italian Servant of God Luigi Bosio, a diocesan priest.  He was born inAvesa (Italy) on April 10, 1909, and died in Verona (Italy) on January 27, 1994

The heroic virtues of Italian Servant of God Luigi Maria Raineri, a professed cleric of the Congregation of Clerics Regular of Saint Paul, or the Barnabites.  He was born in Turin (Italy) on 19 November 1895 and died in Crespano (Italy) on 24 November 1918

The heroic virtues of the Ecuadorian Servant of God Raffaella of the Passion (born Raffaella Veintemilla Villacís), foundress of the Congregation of the Augustinian Daughters of the Most Holy Saviour.  She was born in Quito (Ecuador) on March 22, 1836, and died in Lima (Peru) on November 25, 1918

The heroic virtues of Spanish Servant of God Maria Antonia of Jesus (born Maria Antonia Pereira y Andrade), a professed nun of the Order of Discalced Carmelites.  She was born in El Penedo (Spain) on October 5, 1700, and died in Santiago de Compostela (Spain) on March 10, 1760

The heroic virtues of Spanish Servant of God Arcangela Badosa Cuatrecasas, a professed religious of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel.  She was born in Sant Joan les Fonts (Spain) on 16 June 1878 and died in Elda (Spain) on 27 November 1918

The heroic virtues of Italian Servant of God Maria Addolorata del Sacro Costato (born Maria Luciani), a professed religious of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Passion of Jesus Christ.  She was born in Montegranaro (Italy) on 2 May 1920 and died in Teramo (Italy) on 23 July 1954

The heroic virtues of the Italian Servant of God Lodovico Coccapani, a layman of the Secular Franciscan Order.  Born in Calcinaia (Italy) on 23 June 1849, he died there on 14 November 1931

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08 November 2018, 13:49