Tag: religions

Saint Catherine of Bologna – Tales from Wo-Fan’s Land

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Everybody wonders what will happen to them when they die.... Hidden in an annex of Chiesa della Santa in Bologna, the mummified corpse of St Catherine of Bologna sits on a golden throne. She wears her nun’s habit as she has done for centuries. Her black crisp fingers- darkened by the soot of innumerable candles- … Continue reading Saint Catherine of Bologna – Tales from Wo-Fan’s Land

The Ballad of Margaret Fell – Tales from Wo-Fan’s Land

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Being an History in Verse of the Mother of the Societie of Friends. Meant For Musick or Plain Songge, mayhap with Guitarre or Squeze Bokse. Come gather round Friends, I've a story to tellof a seventeenth century north-country gel,she fought for the poor and for women as well,Yes, this is the ballad of Margaret Fell. … Continue reading The Ballad of Margaret Fell – Tales from Wo-Fan’s Land