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Francis Tames the Wolf
Saint Francis brokers a miraculous peace treaty between a fierce wolf and a fearful city.
Saint Francis of AssisiThe Wolf of Gubbio
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Francis Preaches to the Birds
Saint Francis shares a divine message of gratitude with a captivated flock of birds.
Saint Francis of AssisiThe Birds
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Francis and Perfect Joy
Saint Francis teaches that perfect joy is found in suffering and rejection borne with love.
Saint Francis of AssisiBrother Leo
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The Stigmata of Francis
Saint Francis receives the miraculous wounds of Christ after a profound vision on Mount La Verna.
Saint Francis of AssisiThe Seraph
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Francis and the Sultan
Saint Francis crosses enemy lines during the Crusades to seek peace through dialogue with the Sultan.
Saint Francis of AssisiSultan Al-Kamil
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Francis Rebuilds the Church
Saint Francis takes a divine command literally, rebuilding a ruin and eventually a faith.
Saint Francis of AssisiThe Priest of San Damiano
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Francis and the Leper
Francis of Assisi conquers his greatest fear by embracing a leper as a brother.
Saint Francis of AssisiThe Leper
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The First Nativity Scene
Saint Francis brings the miracle of Bethlehem to life using a simple manger in a mountain cave.
Saint Francis of AssisiGiovanni Velita
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Saint George and the Dragon
A valiant knight saves a princess and converts a kingdom by slaying a terrorizing dragon.
Saint GeorgeThe Princess
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Saint Nicholas and the Three Daughters
Saint Nicholas secretly gifts gold to three sisters, birthing the legend of Santa Claus.
Saint NicholasThe Poor Father
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Saint Patrick and the Snakes
Saint Patrick uses his divine authority to drive all serpents from the shores of Ireland.
Saint PatrickThe Serpents of Ireland
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The Conversion of Saint Paul
A fierce persecutor of Christians finds redemption after a blinding encounter with the divine.
Saul of Tarsus (Saint Paul)Jesus Christ
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Saint Sebastian's Martyrdom
A Roman soldier survives a hail of arrows to prove that faith is stronger than death.
Saint SebastianEmperor Diocletian
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Saint Christopher Carries Christ
A giant seeking the world's strongest king finds his master in a small child at a river crossing.
Saint ChristopherThe Christ Child
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Saint Valentine's Story
A Roman priest risks death to marry lovers in secret and leaves a legacy of eternal devotion.
Saint ValentineEmperor Claudius II
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Saint Catherine and the Wheel
A wise princess's faith shatters a spiked torture wheel in this legendary tale of martyrdom.
Saint Catherine of AlexandriaEmperor Maxentius
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Saint Lawrence on the Gridiron
A brave deacon faces a fiery death with wit, declaring the poor the Church's true treasure.
Saint LawrenceThe Roman Prefect
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Saint Martin and the Beggar
A Roman soldier's act of mercy reveals a divine truth about the power of selfless giving.
Saint Martin of ToursThe Beggar
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Saint Jerome and the Lion
A scholar's kindness to a wounded lion creates an unbreakable bond of faith and loyalty.
Saint JeromeThe Lion
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Saint Anthony's Temptations
A hermit’s harrowing battle against desert demons reveals that divine strength is forged in fire.
Saint Anthony the GreatThe Tempter
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Saint Brendan's Voyage
An Irish saint leads his monks on a miraculous seven-year sea quest to find the Promised Land.
Saint BrendanThe Monks
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Saint Brigid's Cloak
A humble saint uses a miraculous cloak to win land for her people from a stubborn king.
Saint BrigidThe King of Leinster
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Saint Anthony in the Desert
A wealthy youth renounces everything to face his demons and find God in the Egyptian desert.
Saint Anthony the GreatThe Tempter (Demons)
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Saint Pachomius Founds a Monastery
Saint Pachomius follows a divine vision to establish the world's first communal monastery.
Saint PachomiusPalaemon
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