The Lion of Saint Mark
2010-05-17
Part of a larger piece on Saint Mark. Look for the full work this Wednesday.Continue Reading
Saint Sebastian
2010-05-12
Saint Sebastian was an officer in the Roman army, some say the emperor’s personal Praetorian guard. When deacon Marcus and his twin brother deacon Marcellianus were arrested for being Christian, Sebastian encouraged them to stay strong and hold fast to the faith. Accused of being Christian himself, Sebastian was tiedContinue Reading
A Christian Bestiary – the Griffin
2010-05-07
“As night fell we came ashore and after giving thanks to The Lord for our safe landfall, we encamped. With Maximus, our guardian Templar, keeping an ever watchful eye, the local tribesmen entertained us with stories of a fabulous beast they called the griphis, which they said lived far toContinue Reading
St. Philip the Apostle
2010-05-06
“After Philip had preached in Scythia for twenty years, the pagans laid hold of him and thrust him before a statute of Mars, intending to force him to make a sacrifice. Suddenly a huge dragon emerged from the base of the statute and killed the pagan priest along with theContinue Reading