Facebook Twitter Newsletters Email Video News Catholic Life Shopping Saints Bible Prayers Mary Saint of the Day St. Addal A disciple of Christ sent by St. Thomas to the court of King Abgar the Black, the second century Osroene ruler. Legendary accounts claim Abgar wrote to Christ asking Jesus to cure him of an intolerable and incurable illness. Abgar's court was in Edessa in Asia Minor (modern Turkey). Addal cured Abgar and converted the king and his people to the faith. One of these was Addai, who became Addal's successor. Addal is also supposed to have sent another disciple, Man, to various sites along the Tigris River. It is known that Addal did missionary ... Read More » More Saints of the Day St. Abel St. Afra St. Venantius St. Theodoric St. Cantidius St. Cassian of Autun St. Emygdius St. Eusignius St. Gormcal St. Nouna St. Memmius St. Paris St. Eusignius Tomorrow's Saint of the Day St. Hormisdas Pope Pope from 514-523, successor to St. Symmachus, and father of Pope St. Silverius  Born in Frosinone, Campagna di Roma, Italy, he was an Italian, although he had a Persian name. Married and widowed prior to ordination, he succeeded St. Symmachus on July 21, 514. One of his great achievements was the ending of the Acacian  Schism which had divided the Eastern and Western Churches since 484. The Church in Constantinople was reunited to Rome in 519 as a result of the confession called the Formula of Hormisdas. This document was signed ... Read More » Most Popular On Plane Back to Rome: What Did the Pope Really Say about Homosexual Practice vs. Media Hype Read More   More important: What the Pope DIDN'T say about gays Read More   Maybe It IS Time for a New Political Party in the United States, or at Least a New Political Movement Read More   Courageous Cardinal George Challenges Catholics Who Claim to Care for the Poor but Reject Marriage Read More   IT'S ALREADY TOO LATE: Sea level rise dooms American cities even if emissions stop Read More     News | Catholic Life | PRWire | Encyclopedia | Bible | Prayers | Vocations | Saints & Angels © Copyright 2012 Catholic Online. This e-mail is never sent unsolicited. You have received this Catholic Online e-mail because you subscribed to it or someone forwarded it to you. To opt out, see the links below. TO ADVERTISE For information on advertising at Catholic Online, please contact Advertising Sales. TO SUBSCRIBE If this email has been forwarded to you and would like a subscription, please sign up for Catholic Online Newsletters. Remove your e-mail address from our list. We respect your right to privacy. View our policy. This e-mail was sent by: Catholic Online, P.O. Box 9686 Bakersfield, CA 93389 USA