Monthly Archives: January 2011

Born in Peebleshire, Scotland in 1825, Charles Frederick Frazier Mackenzie was educated at St John’s College and Caius College, Cambridge.  He left England for Natal in 1855, to serve as archdeacon to Bishop John William Colenso, working among the English … Continue reading →

Lydia was the Apostle Paul’s first convert to faith in Christ in Europe.  A native of Thyatira in Asia Minor, in the ancient region known as Lydia, she resided in the city of Philippi in Macedonia.  She was a merchant … Continue reading →

Thomas Aquinas is the greatest theologian of the high Middle Ages, and, next to Augustine, perhaps the greatest theologian in the history of Western Christianity. Born into a noble Italian family, probably in 1225, he entered the new Order of … Continue reading →

John Chrysostom, Bishop of Constantinople, is one of the great saints of the Eastern Church. He was born about 354 in Antioch, Syria. Brought up by his widowed mother, he received the best education that Antioch could offer, both in … Continue reading →

Timothy was a native of Lystra in Asia Minor, the son of a Greek father and a Jewish mother who was a believer. We learn from the Acts of the Apostles that he “was well spoken of by the brethren … Continue reading →

Francis was born in 1567 in Savoy at the Château de Sales.  His later education was at the University of Paris, where he studied rhetoric, philosophy, and theology.  In 1591 he became a Doctor of Laws at Padua.  Although opportunities … Continue reading →