by Kittredge Cherry | | Saints
Saint Wilgefortis prayed to avoid marriage to a pagan king — and her prayers were answered when she grew a beard! This “virgin martyr” virgin martyr has natural appeal for LGBTQ people. Her feast day is July 20. She was removed from the official Vatican calendar...
by Kittredge Cherry | | May 15-31, Saints
Joan of Arc was a tough cross-dressing teenage warrior who led the medieval French army to victory when at age 17. Joan is a queer icon, girl-power hero and patron saint of France. Her belief that God was the source of her — or their or his —...
by Kittredge Cherry | | Saints
Julian of Norwich is a medieval English mystic who celebrated “Mother Jesus.” Her feast day, May 8, always falls near Mother’s Day. It’s not known if Julian herself was queer, but some of her ideas were. Julian is often listed with LGBTQ saints because of her...