@abdimarihotmarbun: November 13th - Saint of the Day: Pope Saint Nicholas the Great A king wanted to dump his wife for his mistress. His bishops said yes. The pope said no. Then the king's brother showed up at Rome with an army. Soldiers smashed the processional cross into the mud. Pope Nicholas I locked himself in St. Peter's for 2 days without food. He still said no. Same guy kept a handwritten list of every blind and disabled person in Rome and sent them food every single day. Same guy told a newly converted prince that nobody should EVER be forced to believe. Backbone and tenderness in the same heart. He's one of only 4 popes in history called "the Great." Most Catholics have never heard of him. Full story, the Bulgarian letter, the royal divorce scandal, and why a 9th century pope just got quoted in a 2020 encyclical: HolyManna.blog #CatholicSaints #SaintOfTheDay #CatholicFaith credit video IG reels holymanna.blog
