Candlemas and the Marian Miracle of Constantinople
How Divine Deliverance from Plague Boosted a Beloved Feast
A restless shadow loomed over the glistening domes of Constantinople. Italy lay ravaged by barbarians in the West, and the Persians threatened from the East. Amid the turmoil of ceaseless political and ecclesial intrigue, the great Justinian had made the restoration of the Empire his life’s ambition, after the pattern of his forebears Constantine and Th…
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