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Showing posts with label hermit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hermit. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Christians

All of the persons listed below lived to be over 100 years old.

Pope Agatho: (possibly born in Sicily - d. 681, aged 103 or 104)  Agatho was Pope from 678 until 681. He is recognized by both the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.

Christopher Evans: B. 1909, England - d. 2012) English chaplain, theologian, and university lecturer. He was a recognized expert on the New Testament.

Nguyen Van Thien: b. 1906, Vietnam - d. 2012) Vietnamese Roman Catholic bishop.

Halvor Midtbo: (b. 1883, Norway - d. 1985) Norwegian priest and temperance activist.


John the Silent: (b. 454, Armenia - d. 558, aka: John the Hesychast) Religious hermit who lived aline for 76 years even though he was an ordained bishop. He is recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.

Thursday, August 11, 2011

First English Language Book Written by a Woman

Sixteen Revelations of Divine Love (ca 1393) is believed to be the first book written by a woman in the English language.  The writer was Dame Julian of Norwich (b. ca. 1342, England - d. ca 1416). She was a hermit and Christian mystic.