History of Western Civilization

May 16 – Leper King

May 16, 2013

May 19 – Charlemagne’s Scholar

May 16, 2013

Alfred the Great’s fighting days started early

May 13, 2013

May 7 – The Pope who adopted two princes

May 6, 2013

April 29 – In 11th century Christendom, no king or bishop dare oppose him

April 29, 2013

April 26 – She inspired the Albanians to resist the Turks

April 25, 2013

April 23 – Noble Bohemian

April 22, 2013

April 19 – As pope, he led his army against the Normans

April 18, 2013

The Institution of the Family

April 15, 2013

April 16 – Martyred in the name of Equality

April 15, 2013

April 17 – How a duke rescued his country out from crushing debt despite incessant war

April 15, 2013

Christian Civilization

April 8, 2013

April 4 – Grandmother of the Templars

April 4, 2013

April 1 – St. Hugh of Grenoble

April 1, 2013

April 3 – This man was entrusted to collect the Crusader tax

April 1, 2013

March 28 – Grandson of King Clovis

March 28, 2013

March 27 – Royal Simplicity

March 28, 2013

December 4 – From a Muslim court, he opposed the Christian Emperor, and won

March 25, 2013

March 20 – Vendor of Learning

March 18, 2013

March 14 – Patroness of Those Falsely Accused

March 14, 2013

March 16 – Chancellor to Italy and Germany

March 14, 2013

March 17 – St. Gertrude of Nivelles

March 14, 2013

March 13 – Happiness Cannot Be Bought

March 11, 2013

March 1 – St. David

February 28, 2013

March 3 – St. Cunegundes, Empress

February 28, 2013

February 21 – Terror of the Wicked, Supporter of the Weak

February 21, 2013

February 24 – First Christian King Among the English

February 21, 2013

Nine Hundred Years of Chivalry for the Knights of Malta

February 14, 2013

February 14 – Renounced Earthly Nobility To Obtain Heavenly Nobility

February 14, 2013

February 7 – From Liberal to Anti-liberal

February 7, 2013

February 8 – Mary Queen of Scots

February 7, 2013

February 9 – Banished From the Court

February 7, 2013

January 28 – Great in War and in Peace

January 28, 2013

January 21 – A Child Shall Lead Them

January 21, 2013

December 29 – King, Sinner, Penitent, Prophet

December 27, 2012

December 23 – The Knights of Aviz and Their Cistercian Founder

December 20, 2012

December 13 – Elected Pope to Fight the Emperor

December 13, 2012

Siege of Jasna Góra, November 28-December 27, 1655

November 29, 2012

November 26 – How a Catholic Queen gave Spain its Golden Age

November 26, 2012

November 27 – The king who made France “First-born daughter of the Church”

November 26, 2012

November 25 – The Battle of Montgisard

November 22, 2012

November 10 – First Pope to Be Called “Great”

November 8, 2012

November 3 – The Battle of Mentana

November 1, 2012

October 31 – He forced the devil to build a church

October 29, 2012

October 25 – The original hood

October 25, 2012

October 27 – This Christian King Invaded Arabia

October 25, 2012

October 23 – Knight, Lawyer, Governor, Ambassador, Friar, Prisoner, Reformer, Crusader General, Renaissance Saint

October 22, 2012

October 21 – Charles “The Hammer”

October 18, 2012

October 18 – A date which will live in infamy

October 18, 2012

October 17 – The Battle of Cholet

October 15, 2012

October 11 – Model Archduke, both spiritual and temporal

October 11, 2012

October 11 – He dared step into the gap during the crisis

October 11, 2012

October 12 – Difficulties in his youth prepared him for later trials

October 11, 2012

October 12 – Martyr King

October 11, 2012

Why celebrate Columbus Day?

October 8, 2012

September 27 – St. Vincent de Paul had special charity to the impoverished nobility

September 27, 2012

September 14 – Formerly a sign of abject disgrace, it now adorns even crowns and crests

September 13, 2012

September 12 – The Holy Name of the Virgin Mary; in thanksgiving for the victory over the Turks at Vienna

September 10, 2012

September 7 – The Outrage of Anagni

September 6, 2012

September 3 – All the principles of Catholicism can be found in his life

September 3, 2012

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