amazingly Grace

^“At the bottom of the image is the segment of the flag cut for the St. Patrick’s Cathedral protest. Photograph by Mick Hicks”

Women in the early church really liked this one badass saint, and it made the guys in charge super uncomfortable.

* early Female Sex-averse Christian Saint that ran from a forced Arranged Marriage, was almost burnt alive by her family before she was saved by a miraculous Storm, was almost Sexually Assaulted by a Nobleman but she knocked him the fuck out and knocked his Crown, and dressed in men’s clothing to avoid More Of That, AND travelled and preached alongside St Paul, of all people.

Fortunately, she throws herself in and Baptises herself with it. …Which causes all the Seals to be Immediately Struck By Lightning and Die. Thanks, God.

(Also, this is notable because Women Are Not Supposed To Be Able To Do This in more Traditional branches of Christianity)

Also- an addition that St Paul’s Famed Mysoginy is potentially rather over exaggerated, considering a few of his more discriminatory works.. are likely not even his. (Shakes fist at Pseudographica)

Sorry.

I feel like I’m actually being a bit Mean to said ‘Sex Averse’ Christians, so I shall link one that I’d consider Unfathomably Based. If of Dubious Canonicity.

Catholic Church Un-sainted her due to her being considered probably-not-real, and tried to do that to St Christopher too, but had to rapidly backpedal with him due to protests.

Which tracks with their record of trying to ignore and suppress the more ‘superstitious’ traditions. Like Christ’s (multiple) Foreskins for example. Cowardice.

The Orthodox Church, however, still venerates her. Which is cool! It’s nice to see Female Girlbossing Saints defying the Patriarchy.

Girliepop wasn’t Baptized by Paul so she Baptized herself by jumping in a Lake. Girlie was going to get burned at the Stake by her Family but was saved by Miraculous Rains. Girlie was about to be Eaten by Seals, but she jumped in and consecrated the Water which caused them to immediately get struck by lightning. And Die.

Took my beaft stickers to The Met Cloisters to meet their real medieval counterparts.

Artworks Featured:

Basilisk panel from Arch with Beasts, French c. 1150-75

Panther door mount, French early 11th century

Aquamanile in the Form of a Dragon, German c. 1200

Siren detail from Dragon fresco, Spanish after 1200

The Unicorn Rests in a Garden, French/South Netherlandish 1495-1505