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Bruno means " sharp as a shield or metallic armor " (Brunner , German 's armor) . This saint was famous for having founded the religious community more austere and penitent, the Carthusian monks who live in perpetual silence , never eat meat or drink alcohol . Born in Cologne, Germany, in 1030 . From a young age he demonstrated great intellectual qualities , and very special skills to lead others spiritually . And at 27 years was spiritual director of many important people. One of his target was the future Pope Urban II. Ordained a priest he was professor of theology for 18 years in Reims, and Chancellor of the Archbishop , but he died , an unworthy man named Manasseh , had himself elected archbishop of that city, and to their behavior as immoral , Bruno accused him before a meeting of bishops and the Pope dismissed Manasseh. He was offered the post of Archbishop to our saint, but he did not want to accept, because it was thought unworthy of high office. The dismissed in ...

Armando was born in the Netherlands and half way through the 16th century inspired by his vocation he joined a Franciscan Monastery in order to live a fully Christian life. He was then accepted into the order and spent many years studying the sacred scripture but luckily he knew how to speak Greek and Hebrew. Using his knowledge he begun to publish his own comments on the scripture and other sacred texts, his first 3 publications were published in 1534. His teachings had a huge impact on the world that a Benedictine Monk described him in such a way "Deep in the Bible, not ignorant of secular philosophy, witty style, good communicator, pious in his life, inferior only to Trithemius." This young man, with his concern and his big heart, wanted to reform the Order of St. Francis, without any need to resort to the classic divisions that arise when someone attempts to reform. This was the ideal that inspired his whole life while he was a minister in the region of Cologne. He later...

Saint Gregory Nazianzen Gregory was born in 329-330 near Nazianzus, in Cappadocia (Asia Minor). During his youth attended school in Caesarea of Cappadocia, and later the Christian school of Caesarea in Palestine, where he learned rhetoric, and that of Alexandria. Finally went to Athens and became a philosophy, a teacher Christians and pagans. There he began his friendship with St. Basil the Great, which was to last a lifetime. When Basil went to Cappadocia to devote himself to God, Gregory remained in Athens. However, almost secretly, one day left town and returned to Nazianzus. He received baptism and became a monastic life with Basil. On Christmas Day 361 he was ordained priest and in 372 was consecrated bishop by St. Basil Sasima, then Metropolitan of Cappadocia, while never taking his seat, having been put in charge of the Church in his hometown . On the death of the Arian emperor Valens, the Catholics of Constantinople was asked to take charge of the ecclesiastical reorganization ...