Why isn’t Amakusa Shiro considered a Saint by the Catholic Church? The boy and everyone who fought in the shimabara Rebellion died trying to save Christianity in Japan from extermination.

catie-does-things: carrotcakeisdelicious: carrotcakeisdelicious: patron-saint-of-smart-asses: emeraldboreas-deactivated201809: I did some quick research on him, and I couldn’t even find evidence of an appeal for canonization. I don’t know why there hasn’t been one. Don’t they have to give cases of miracles happening through his intercession? If that hasn’t happened yet, then there really isn’t much to be […]

If you don’t KNOW why this is a hilarious fail for Waffle House, don’t ask. (at Waffle House) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5DyGvhBgq7/?igshid=1qkjnxunsjwua

redarmyscreaming: Uhlan mounted with gasmask.

Happy Veterans Day from Buckeye Lakehttps://www.instagram.com/p/B4u-ptHBupI/?igshid=t0acgdbd9y4h

artist-dibondone: Envy, 1306, Giotto Di Bondone Medium: fresco

historyarchaeologyartefacts: Pendant: Caravella (emeralds, gold and enamel: 9,3 x 6 cm) , Spain 16th c.[1333×1999] Source: https://reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/comments/cbgub4/pendant_caravella_emeralds_gold_and_enamel_93_x_6/

artofthedarkages: Gospels, MS 58, Trinity College Dublin

ayearinlanguage: A Year in Language, Day 274: Nobiin Nobiin is a Nubian language, perhaps a member of the controversial Nilo-Saharan language family. At 6-700,000 speakers it is the most prominent modern Nubian language and is spoken in Souther Egypt and Northern Sudan. Nubian people have lived along the Nile river for thousands of years, and […]