Stories, Saints and Mysteries
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Stories, Saints and Mysteries
Hear some of the most off-beat, little-known and quirky stories from history and culture from ancient Rome to around the world.
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St. Mary Major: The Virgin of the Snows
The most important church in the world dedicated to the Virgin Mary was supposedly founded because of a very strange meteorological event that occurre...
St. Lucy: The Illuminating Martyr
St. Lucy is celebrated around the world from Sweden to Sicily as part of the holiday season. Known for bringing light and hope during the darkest time...
Skeletal Art: Midseason Special with Natalie Edwards
Hidden in churches all over Rome are skeletons - life-size statues, mosaics and friezes of skeletons that adorn tombs. These skeletons look incredibly...
St. Agatha: The Unbreakable Sicilian
St. Agatha of Catania, Sicily was not any ordinary girl living in the Ancient Roman Empire - not only was she incredibly smart, beautiful and wealthy...
Cacus: The Pre-Roman Sasquatch
The story of Cacus takes place much before the founding of ancient Rome. He was a Sasquatch or Bigfoot terrorizing the ancient Greek settlers living n...
Giulia Tofana: The Liberating Poisoner
Giulia Tofana got herself out of poverty and even became quite wealthy, all the while helping other women escape from terrible, dangerous marriages. S...
St. Labre: The Saint of Lice
St. Benedict Joseph Labre forged his own path, his own way, to becoming a saint with some truly memorable attributes. He was an unusual man even for h...
St. Praxedes: The Collector of Blood
St. Praxedes or Prassede was an early Christian woman living in ancient Rome at a time when Christianity was illegal. Although there is a lot of myste...