All Saints Day Archives

Catherine of Siena – a very odd medieval saint

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Tony McMahon

I was in Italy in August and September this year and visited many medieval sites – in the next few blog posts, I’ll give you some highlights. But first – let’s meet a very odd medieval saint – Catherine of…

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The medieval roots of Halloween

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Tony McMahon

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Pumpkins, trick or treat and witch costumes. We all know about modern Halloween – but how might a Templar knight have celebrated Halloween hundreds of years ago? Back in the early Middle Ages, the day we now call Halloween was…

Category: Templar Mystery Tags: All Saints, All Saints Day, All Souls Day, Catholic Church, Celt, christian, death, evil, Halloween, Holiday, horror, medieval, middle ages, origin, Samhain, Trick or Treat