Thinking about Saint Valentine today? Want to learn more? Come long to @folkloresociety.bsky.social's next online talk from @dinoboy89.bsky.social @saintpodcast.bsky.social on 'the ersatz patron of love'. Tuesday 18th February 19:00 GMT on Zoom.

Valentine's Day approaches, and appropriately our next online talk is 'St Valentine, the Ersatz Patron of Love' by @dinoboy89.bsky.social. Tues 18 February, 19:00-20:30 GMT. Tickets £6.00 (£4.00 for FLS members with Promo Code) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/st-valenti...

Today is the feast day of Saint Agatha, a Roman-era martyr from Sicily. She’s been depicted holding a platter of breasts since the 6th century, although the earliest martyrologies don’t mention the details of her martyrdom.

rosary beads, c. 1525; likely French, artist unknown V&A

Join a @saintpodcast.bsky.social talk hosted by @folkloresociety.bsky.social, Saint Valentine: the Ersatz Patron of Love - and discover how Chaucer helped to turn an obscure Roman martyr into a commercial celebration of love. 💖 Tap the link for details: folklore-society.com/event/saint-...

Discover how St Nicholas morphed with countless pre-Christian figures to become Santa Claus in this holiday Saint Podcast episode, ‘Last Christmas’ - and meet some of Santa’s scary little helpers along the way. Tap to listen: pod.link/1569238364/e...

Explore the legend of St Cecilia, whose feast day is today! And discover how a Roman noble with no connection to music became the patron saint of music. pod.link/1569238364/e...

Today is the feast day of St Cecilia, a Roman martyr with no connection to music. Explore how she became the patron saint of music in the @saintpodcast.bsky.social Martyrs episode, ‘St Cecilia the Blind Patron of Music’. pod.link/1569238364/e...

Explore the legend of St Nicholas and the deities, demons, and divinities who lent their attributes to create Santa Claus in a special two-part holiday episode of Saint Podcast🎄 Tap to listen: pod.link/1569238364