Today is the feast of St. Lucian, the first of the 12 Days of Defiance which begin the Winterval Season. Lucian was the teacher of both St. Arius and St. Eusebius, the bishop who baptized Constantine, finally Christianizing the Emperor after a lifetime of religious ambiguity. St. Lucian was also the subject of a Notional Reform Unitarian Church [...]
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First Day of Defiance – St. Lucian’s Day
Posted in holidays, tagged 12 days of defiance, arianism, arius, christian, constantine, st. lucian, trinitarianism, unitarian on 7 January 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We Forgive You, Saint Nick
Posted in holidays, teachings, tagged arius, athanasius, christmas, constantine, council of nicaea, magi, nicholas of myra, santa claus, st. nicholas, st. nick, three wise men, trinitarianism, unitarian on 9 December 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The birth of Jesus Christ may be the “reason for the season,” but for millions of children the man of the moment is Santa Claus. While it is widely known that the Santa Claus of Christmas is derived from St. Nicholas, few know much about the original Saint Nick beyond the fact that he did [...]
