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In 1739, they visited Joanna's brother, Adolf Frederick, Prince-Bishop of Lübeck (1710–1771), who had become the guardian of Charles Peter Ulrich, the eleven-year-old orphaned duke of Holstein-Gottorp and only living grandchild of Emperor Peter the Great of Russia (1672–1725).
Catherine II [a] (born Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst; 2 May 1729 – 17 November 1796), [b] most commonly known as Catherine the Great, [c] was the reigning empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. She came to power after overthrowing her husband, Peter III .
Catherine of Alexandria, by Carlo Crivelli. Catherine was one of the most important saints in the religious culture of the late Middle Ages and arguably considered the most important of the virgin martyrs, a group including Agnes of Rome, Margaret of Antioch, Barbara, Lucia of Syracuse, Valerie of Limoges and many others.
Catherine (Saint, Virgin & Martyr) c. 287 – 305 CE Alexandria: Princess and scholar, converted to Christianity at 14, inspired hundreds to follow her faith, and was martyred at 18 by Maxentius. Over a millennium later, Joan of Arc claimed Catherine appeared to her as a guiding saint. [21] Euphemia (Saint & Virgin Martyr) c. 289 –303 CE ...
As the mother of Jesus, Mary has a central role in the life of the Roman Catholic Church. Within the church she is seen as the Mother of God and the Mother of the Church. By the early Middle Ages, Marian devotion had become an integral part of Church life. [138]
Directed by D.J. Caruso (Disturbia), written by Timothy Michael Hayes, and produced by Mary Aloe, Mary tells the journey that led to the birth of Jesus through his mother's eyes.
Flavia Julia Helena [a] (/ ˈ h ɛ l ə n ə /; Ancient Greek: Ἑλένη, Helénē; c. AD 246/248–330), also known as Helena of Constantinople and in Christianity as Saint Helena, [b] was an Augusta of the Roman Empire and mother of Emperor Constantine the Great.
Stained glass window of Jesus leaving his mother, in a Lutheran church in South Carolina. Protestants in general reject the veneration and invocation of the Saints. [19]: 1174 They share the belief that Mary is the mother of Jesus and "blessed among women" (Luke 1:42) [173] but they