brandelynmarie Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 (edited) [url="http://newsaints.faithweb.com/index.htm"]http://newsaints.faithweb.com/index.htm[/url] I will quote from the website: [left][size=4][font=Cambria]The Hagiography Circleis a body of young scholars bound by a common interest in “re-telling” the lives of contemporary models of holiness who, within the past seven years, have dedicated some of their time to reading, translating, and reflecting on biographies sent to us by promoters of beatification and canonization causes.[/font][/size][/left] [size=4][font=Georgia][font=Cambria]This generosity has enabled us to establish a collection of hundreds of biographies in English, Italian, Spanish, French, German, Polish, Latin, Chinese, Hungarian, and other languages, as well as thousands of photographs of these models of holiness.[/font][/font][/size] [font=Georgia][size=4][font=Cambria][size=4] This website is the result of years of research and collaboration between the members of the Hagiography Circle with the Congregation of the Causes of Saints and the petitioners of beatification and canonization causes. In establishing this website, we would like to share with our visitors the fruits of our labor and contemplation.[/size][/font][/size][/font] [font=Georgia][size=4][font=Cambria][color=#ffff99]Our Aims[/color][/font][/size][/font] [list] [*] [font=Georgia][size=4][font=Cambria][size=4]To assist researchers on contemporary holiness by providing them with up-to-date information on saints, blesseds, venerables, and servants of God from the time of the French Revolution (1789) to recent times;[/size][/font][/size][/font] [/list][list] [*] [font=Georgia][size=4][font=Cambria][size=4]To celebrate the memory of select models of holiness, whose lives and testimonies stand out because of their relevance to the movement and anxieties of our late modern times, by re-telling their stories through full-length biographies written in a manner that is in harmony with contemporary scholarship;[/size][/font][/size][/font] [/list][list] [*] [font=Georgia][size=4][font=Cambria][size=4]To support the beatification causes of laypersons and non-Western models of holiness by becoming a steady means for promoting information on their lives to the English-speaking world through the Internet; and,[/size][/font][/size][/font] [/list][list] [*] [font=Georgia][size=4][font=Cambria][size=4]To “provide a human face” to these generally-perceived “otherworldly” models of holiness and, in so doing facilitate their approachability to late modern women and men.[/size][/font][/size][/font] [/list] Edited October 29, 2011 by brandelynmarie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byzantine Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Byzantine Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Although I'm rather disappointed that there was no data on Bl. Theodore of Mukachevo on the website. Plugged in "Theodore Romzha" and returned no results Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandelynmarie Posted October 30, 2011 Author Share Posted October 30, 2011 Bummer that. I'm still learning how to navigate it...things are color coded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Love, love love Hagiography circle! A few ideas for navigating it -- Sometimes they have the saint or blessed under a different name (Example, Edith Stein, Teresa Benedicta of the Cross). Was Bl. Theodore a religious? You can search by religious communities. Could his name be spelled differently in his native language? If you know anything about him, try looking him up by year, or doing a general interent search (google) to see if you can get any data on him and then use the 'search' feature in the Circle. USUALLY I can find somebody, but they can be in odd places. And if he is a very new blessed, he might still be in the line waiting for his ticket! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 (edited) [color=#272727]You are right, Byzantine - I wasn't able to find any info on your Bl. Theodore on Hagiography Circle. [/color] [color=#272727][color=#222222]I looked up Bl. Theodore through Google, and found an interesting note at this website:[/color][/color] [url="http://www.mgce.uz.ua/iindex.php?lang_id=2"]http://www.mgce.uz.u...x.php?lang_id=2[/url] [color=#0000ff]...The Eparchy of Mukachevo held a three day celebration to mark the Jubilee year of +Blessed Theodore Romzha. The celebration took place from June 26 - 28, 2011. Remembering the 100th anniversary of +Blessed Theodore's birth (1911), the tenth anniversary of his beatification as "blessed" (2001) and the 75th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood (1936), the three days were jointly led by the Prefect of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches, His Eminence, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri of Rome and the bishop of the Eparchy of Mukachevo, Most Reverend Milan Sasik...[/color] So, obviously he has been beatified. I'm presuming that this means the beatification was done through the Eparchy of Mukachevo - and I know most Roman beatificiations are done in their home diocese. It could be an oversight by Hagiography Circle or if for some reason they only include the Roman calendar. Interesting question. You could contact them to see what their policy is.... Edited November 5, 2011 by AnneLine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandelynmarie Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share Posted November 5, 2011 Yeah, I think they only include the Roman calendar with a special nod to other holy men & women here: http://newsaints.faithweb.com/noncatholic.htm I found them under non-Catholic models. Very holy people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 (edited) That is very interesting--I didn't know that page existed, and I have used HC for years! I agree the ones they ahve listed are HOLY people - know many of them through their writings and/or other study! However, I think the man that Byzantine is asking about is one of the Greek CATHOLIC blesseds; unless I am mistaken, they are in union with Rome -- am I correct Byzantine? If so, I would think they are eligible for being part of the general list... Interesting question! Edited November 5, 2011 by AnneLine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandelynmarie Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share Posted November 5, 2011 (edited) Hmmm... I think Byzantine should definitely contact them & see if they could add Bl. Theodore. It must be an oversight...Most excellent! Are you a scholar or is this more private study? For now, I study on my own. Edited November 5, 2011 by brandelynmarie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Am I a Scholar - oh no. I just like history and biogaphy. Got interested in Saints when I was about 10 and taking instructions to become Catholic.... my godparents got me a book on saints and I was HOOKED! Also, I'm a member of a secular order of a mendicant Order and am a parishioner in a parish run by another order, so I got interested in who all these saints and blesseds were that aren't on the general Roman calendar. There are a TON of other saints and blesseds (like Anne Line!) and most people have never even heard of them. Hagiography Circle is a great resource for a place to start. (Keep reading for more info!) Another really interesting website is this one: [url="http://saints.sqpn.com/"]http://saints.sqpn.com/[/url] I like this one because you can search by first letter letter, name, date, religious community, etc. It makes tracking down different names a LOT easier! And Byzantine! They DO have your friend - but they spell his name as Blessed Teodor Jurij Romzha [url="http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-teodor-jurij-romzha/"]http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-teodor-jurij-romzha/[/url] AND (drumroll!) Blessed Theodore shows up on Hagiography circle when I check that spelling! He's classed in this group: "Four Martyred Bishops of the Ruthenian Byzantine-Catholic Rite" (which makes sense!) [url="http://newsaints.faithweb.com/martyrs/East2.htm"]http://newsaints.faithweb.com/martyrs/East2.htm[/url] Hagiography Circle usually has people... but sometimes uh, it can be a bit of a 'circle' to find them! Hope this makes your day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandelynmarie Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share Posted November 5, 2011 Thanks. Most excellent Scooby work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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