“I prefer death in Christ Jesus to power over the farthest limits of the earth. He who died in place of us is the one object of my quest. He who rose for our sakes is my one desire." In 107, during the reign of the brutal Emperor Trajan, this [...]

St. Paulinus of York, Archbishop of York (c.AD 563-644) Paulinus, the first Christian missionary to the kingdom of Northumbria, was a "tall man with a slight stoop, who had black hair, a thin face and a narrow, aquiline nose, his presence being venerable and awe-inspiring". He left Italy in AD [...]

Also known as • Thomas de Cantilupe • Thomas de Cantelow • Thomas de Cantelou • Thomas de Canteloupe • Thomas de Cantelupo Memorial • 25 August (Roman Martyrology) • 3 October (in England) • formerly 2 October Profile Born to the nobility, the son of Baron William de Cantilupe. [...]

Bishop of Hereford, also called Thomas Cantilupe. Born at Buckinghamshire, England, circa 1218, he studied at Oxford, Paris, and Orleans. Returning to England, he became chancellor of Oxford University in 1261, using his influence to aid the barons in their struggle against King Henry III  (r. 1216-1272). In 1265, after [...]