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Monday, August 25, 2025
St. Louis IX, King of France, and the Fleur-de-lis
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August 25 is the feast day of St. Louis IX, king of France. This brings to mind the fleur-de-lis, a stylized image of a lily,* which has ...
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Queen Dagmar and the Bishop
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Readers might remember the earlier post on Dagmar (ca. 1189-1212/ 1213), Denmark's beloved medieval Catholic Queen. A charming ballad...
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Queen Anna of Sweden and Poland
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Anna of Austria (1573-1598) was the first wife of King Sigismund III Vasa of Poland and Sweden. Both Anna and her husband were devout Catho...
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Thursday, August 20, 2009
Queen Dagmar of Denmark and Her Cross
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Once upon a time, prior to the Reformation, Denmark was Catholic. One reminder of its former Catholicity is the “Dagmar Cross” . Queen...
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Thursday, July 30, 2009
The Childhood of Queen Isabella of Castile
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" Isabella of Castile and her brother Alfonso offer us a beautiful example of children who remained faithful to Catholic teaching whe...
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