My saint takes inspiration from many of the saints I’ve studied. I decided to choose St. Martin’s time and place for my saint because I found Martin’s life, his time period and his conversion of the pagans interesting. I wanted to create a saint with some similar experiences and qualities while having other ones. Like... Continue Reading →
The Conversion and Journey of St. Hortensius of Toulouse
St. Hortensius was born in Toulouse, southern Gaul, in 334 AD to a wealthy and prominent pagan family. Hortensius always had the light of intelligence, and read the poetry of Virgil, Ovid, and Cicero. Hortensius was full of energy and liked to wrestle. But he was also boisterous and arrogant: as soon as he reached... Continue Reading →