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Featured Saints in July
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items Saints with July feast days featured at Saints_Aplenty on Zazzle. As a bonus. we include recommended films and works of historical fiction to inspire you!
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Saints_Aplenty's July Saint COLLECTIONS
St. Swithin's Day
Movies & Historical Fiction
Saints_Aplenty's July Saint COLLECTIONS
Each of our COLLECTIONS feature 15-150 items. Browse them all on Zazzle!
After initially doubting the Resurrection until he touched Christ's wounds for himself, St. Thomas the Apostle went on to evangelize Parthia, Persia, and India with missionary zeal. Here, he holds a builder's square. This attribute has several explan...
St. Thomas the Apostle COLLECTION (RLS 18)
Another COLLECTION featuring St. Thomas the Apostle… Here, St. Thomas holds a spear. According to tradition, St. Thomas was stabbed to death with a spear c. 72 while praying on a hill in Mylapur, India. He was buried nearby. + Feast: July 3
St. Thomas the Apostle COLLECTION (JMAS 12)
More than anyone else, St. Benedict of Nursia (c. 480-547) is responsible for the rise of monasticism in Western Christendom. His Holy Rule summed up by the motto “Ora et Labora” or “Pray and Work” is still, even after 1400 years, the bedrock upon wh... Feast: July 11
St. Benedict of Nursia COLLECTION (JM 07)
Tradition calls her St. Veronica of Jerusalem (1st century). This side of heaven we will never know for sure anything about her. She’s not mentioned by name in any of the four canonical Gospels. Nevertheless, she will forever be remembered by the Sixth Station of the Cross for her simple, spontaneous gesture: ... + Feast: July 12
St. Veronica of Jerusalem COLLECTION (JM 60)
St. Henry II (972-1024) is not to be confused with Henry II (1133-1189), King of England, who tangled with St. Thomas Becket (1118-1170) over Church-State relations. This saint was Holy Roman Emperor and wears here Imperial regalia.. St. Henry was kn...
St. Henry II the Emperor COLLECTION (BBS 10)
Happy St. Swithin's Day! (Don't know who St. Swithin is? See the new section below!) How's the weather where you are? According to British folklore, today's weather pattern will hold good for the next forty days. (Okay. We're generalizing for the world at large here, not just Britain, but what's the harm?!... + Feast July 2; Translation of Relics (the real celebration!): July 15
St Swithin Of Winchester Collection
A hard-living soldier in his youth, St. Camillus de Lellis (1550-1614) had a religious conversion in 1575. Because of an incurable leg wound he had received fighting the Turks however, he was denied admittance to the Capuchin Order three times. Havin...
St. Camillus de Lellis COLLECTION (SAU 37)
According to his biographer, St. Camillus de Lellis (1550-1614) was devoted to Christ crucified. Twice Christ appeared to him—once in a dream and once in a vision—at a time when St. Camillus was facing opposition to his plans to found his Order. In the vision, Christ detached Himself from the cross as pictured here, accused Camillus of cowardice and encouraged him to follow through with his plans. + Feast: July 18 (in the United States); July 14 elsewhere
St. Camillus de Lellis COLLECTION (M 020)
In 1586, St. Camillus established a Congregation, the Fathers of a Good Death or the Order of Clerics Regular, Ministers to the Sick, today known as the Camilians. The Camillians ministered to the sick and dying in hospitals, on battlefields (forming... St. Camillus is patron saint of nurses, hospitals, and the sick. + Feast: July 18 (in the United States); July 14 elsewhere
St. Camillus de Lellis COLLECTION (M 021)
According to tradition, St. Margaret (or St. Marina the Great Martyr) laid down her life for Christ during Diocletian’s persecution at the beginning of the fourth century. Though a famous virgin martyr, ironically she is patron saint of expectant mot... The cross and the dragon have been her principal attributes ever since. + Feast: July 20
St. Margaret of Antioch COLLECTION (SAU 038)
Another COLLECTION featuring St. Margaret of Antioch but emphasizing her patronage of the dying instead of those being born… Like the Old Testament tale of Jonah and the Whale, the story of St. Margaret and the Dragon is an analogy for Christ’s death, entombment, and resurrection from the dead. a Resurrection banner just like the one that the Risen Christ carries on Easter Sunday--a banner that signifies victory, victory over death… and the promise of life eternal to true believers. + Feast: July 20
St. Margaret of Antioch COLLECTION (M 016)
In Eastern Orthodoxy, St. Mary Magdalene was never conflated with St. Mary of Bethany, sister of SS. Martha and Lazarus, nor with the "sinful woman" who anoints Jesus in Luke 7:36–50. Therefore, she was not deemed nor demeaned as a reformed prostitut...
St. Mary Magdalene as a Myrrhbearer COLLECTION
Some names like Jacob (our James) were so popular in ancient Israel that epithets were used to distinguish between the various Jacobs or Jameses. Such is the case with James the Greater, son of Zebedee and brother of St, John the Evangelist or the Di... Part of the inner core of Apostles, St. James the Greater was on hand at many of the most important events of the Gospels along with SS. Peter and John such as the raising of Jairus's daughter, the Transfiguration, and the vigil in Gethsemane. + Feast: July 25
St. James the Greater COLLECTION (RLS 05)
St. James is holding a pilgrim’s staff with a hook for suspending a water flask. + Feast: July 25
St. James the Greater COLLECTION (JMAS 04)
St. Anne was wife of St. Joachim; mother of Mary, the Blessed Virgin; and grandmother of Jesus. Nowhere mentioned in the canonical Gospels, St. Anne is named only in New Testament Apocrypha, specifically the Gospel of James. The Gospel of James purpo... + Feast: July 26
NeoGothic St. Anne and Young Mary (SAU 29)
Another COLLECTION featuring St. Anne teaching the young Mary to read Scripture… St. Anne teaching Mary to read the Scriptures from a book or scroll is, perhaps, *the* most familiar motif to contemporary viewers that features this saint. Statues of St. Anne and Young Mary grace innumerable Catholic churches, chapels, and parochi... + Feast: June 26
St. Anne and the BVM in a Barbed Quatrefoil (BK67)
St. Martha of Bethany (1st century) appears perhaps three times in the Gospels: preparing two (separate?) dinners (Luke 10:38-42 and John 12:1-3) as well as witnessing the raising of her brother Lazarus from the dead (John 11:1-45 passim). Tongue in cheek, rather than ancient sandals or the turned Medieval shoes with pointed toes that she wears in the original painting, Saints_Aplenty has given St. Martha on some items comfy athletic shoes on our aprons especially for waitstaff. Her fo... Other items play it straight. + St. Martha shares a feast day with her siblings St. Mary of Bethany (not to be confused any longer with the Magdalene) and St. Lazarus on July 29
Apron Saints: St. Martha of Bethany
Painted in 1503 by an anonymous Middle Rhenish artist, this central panel of a triptych depicts the dinner mentioned in John 12:1-3 that took place in Bethany after the raising of Lazarus and just before Jesus arrived in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. As ... It features Jesus, the Twelve Apostles, St. Martha of Bethany, St. Mary (erroneously identified at the time the altarpiece was painted with the penitent Magdalene and a nameless sinful woman), and a diminutive portrait of the donor Canon Peter Lutera...
The Dinner at Bethany COLLECTION (M 055)
Spanish Basque nobleman and soldier turned priest and theologian, St. Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) was founder and first Superior General of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits). Bound by a vow of special obedience to the Pope, the Jesuits undertook missionary work and education in orthodoxy under papal directives, playing an especially important role in the Counter-Reformation. The Jesuits’ motto in Latin coined by their fou...
St. Ignatius Loyola COLLECTION (BK 050)
Another COLLECTION featuring the Spanish Basque nobleman and soldier turned priest and theologian, St. Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) who was founder and first Superior General of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits)… Feast: July 31
St. Ignatius Loyola COLLECTION (JM 27)
St. Swithin's Day
Celebrate! July 15th is St. Swithin's Day! A genial 9th-century English bishop, St. Swithin has only one miracle--and a minor one at that--credited to him during his lifetime. Read how he became famous after death here!
Get to know St. Swithin! (With a nice picture of the miracle painting!)
Hampshire History St Swithun A Humble Man
All about the feast…
Saint Swithins Day
St. Swithin in modern pop culture!
20 facts about st within s day
Movies & Historical Fiction
I grew up in the Biblical Epic and Sword and Sandal era of filmmaking. Historical films and novels still interest me after Lo! these many years. While they're no substitute for non-fiction for accuracy, such films and novels can immerse a person in a...
The English-language standalone version of the made-for-(Italian) TV movie also available in a 4-for-1 set… After the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus, St. Thomas the Apostle, destined to be forever to be known as “Doubting Thomas,” goes in search of the body of Christ. A film in the same spirit as The Final Inquiry and Risen…
Thomas: Close to Jesus
4-for-1 set of TV films. Includes: Joseph of Nazareth, Mary Magdalene, Judas, and Thomas (the Apostle).
Close to Jesus [DVD]
The English-language standalone version of the made-for-(Italian) TV movie also available in a 4-for-1 set… Widely regarded as the best of the films in this series
Mary Magdalene (TV Movie 2000) ⭐ 6.3 | Drama, History
Perhaps the best feature film on the Magdalene… Some will find it too bland in color being accustomed to the Biblical epics of earlier times. Some will find it slow or talkie instead of reverential and inspirational. Still others will find it too controversial and “feminist.” Regardless, it deserves at least one viewing. + Because it is a somwhat polarizinng film, I've included two reviews in this list.
Mary Magdalene (2019)
Glowing review by Roger Ebert (1942-2013), a professional film critic who was raised Catholic
Mary Magdalene movie review & film summary (2019) | Roger Ebert
Another positive review, this one by a nun Sr. Rose Pacatte, a member of the Daughters of St. Paul and founding director of the Pauline Center for Media Studies in Los Angeles… The Daughters of St. Paul, are known as “The Media Nuns.” Their charism i...
'Mary Magdalene' is a film perfect for Holy Week
Louis de Wohl (1903-1961) was a German-born Catholic author. He is particularly well known for his historically accurate and engaging of novelizations of notable Roman Catholic saints' lives among other works. You can't go wrong reading a Wohl novel…
Citadel of God: A Novel About Saint Benedict
A hard to come by film bio of St. Benedict…
Miracle of Monte Cassino (aka Fear No Evil)
Not to be confused with a low-budget 1981 American horror film about a teenager who realizes he is the Antichrist or other works with the title Fear No Evil, this 1945 movie is a worthwhile look at the life of St. Benedict. See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_No_Evil_(1945_film)
Fear No Evil (1945) ⭐ 4.3 | Drama, History, War
Before he was a saint, Camillus de Lellis was a sinner--a hard-drinking soldier, a gambler, and a brawler, that is, what some used to consider a manly man. This novel traces his conversion, redemption, and metamorphosis into real manhood as founder of the Camillans, a religious order dedicated to nursing the sick and dying. A very good read…
A Soldier Surrenders: Conversion of Saint Camillus
A documentary film about St. Camillus…
I Shall Serve You: The Life of Saint Camillus de Lellis - EWTN Documentary (DVD)
The story of another manly man who changes his ways and becomes a saint…
The Golden Thread: Novel on St. Ignatius
Inspiring look at the early life of the founder of the Jesuits from about age 7 to about 30… Recounts his conversion from a hard-living soldier to would-be soldier of Christ after being wounded by a cannon ball. It's a pity, though, that the film ends before he actually founds his congregation. Thhere's a second movie waiting to be made about this extraordinary saint!
Ignatius of Loyola: Soldier - Sinner - Saint