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Malachy of Armagh: Same-sex soulmate to Bernard of Clairvaux

Malachy of Armagh: Same-sex soulmate to Bernard of Clairvaux

by Kittredge Cherry | | Nov. 1-15, Saints

Malachy of Armagh is an 11th-century Irish saint who died in the arms of his more famous soulmate, Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. Their monastic community honored the male couple as “two stars of such surpassing brightness” and a “twofold treasure.” Bernard showered...
Bernard of Clairvaux and Malachy: Abbot and the archbishop he loved

Bernard of Clairvaux and Malachy: Abbot and the archbishop he loved

by Kittredge Cherry | | Aug 15-31, Saints

Bernard of Clairvaux was a medieval French abbot who wrote homoerotic poetry about Jesus and had a passionate same-sex friendship with Irish archbishop Malachy of Armagh. Bernard is best known for founding 70 monasteries around Europe and for his mystical writings....
Oscar Wilde: Gay martyr with complex faith journey recalled in art

Oscar Wilde: Gay martyr with complex faith journey recalled in art

by Kittredge Cherry | | Nov 16-30, Saints

Oscar Wilde is a 19th-century Anglo-Irish writer whose reputation as a gay literary martyr and LGBTQ role model often overshadows his spiritual journey as a follower of Christ and Anglican convert to Catholicism. He died on Nov. 30, 1900, after a deathbed conversion....

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