Playing with the Saints! ~ Blog post #15

Saint Margaret of Antioch
The story behind this saint is mostly legendary but it was so interesting I had to share it. I hope you enjoy learning about her legend as much as I did. The information I share with you is taken from an old book, The Golden Legend, written around 1260–almost 800 years ago!

Saint Margaret was born in Antioch during the third century. Her father was a pagan priest and her mother died shortly after her birth. Margaret’s father sent her to be cared for by a woman who lived about twenty miles away in the countryside. This woman was a Christian and taught Margaret about the faith. When Margaret was old enough to understand the faith, she too became a Christian and promised Jesus she would never marry–promised herself to Christ as His bride. When her father found out he was furious and banished her from the family. The woman who had raised Margaret adopted her and Margaret became a shepherdess–(a woman who raises and cares for sheep.)

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