martyrdom Archives - Bone and Sickle

The Dog-Head Saint

July 5, 2026 boneandsickle apocrypha, Catholicism, EPISODE, folk tales, folklore, giants, legends, martyrdom, saints, St. Christopher

Today he’s known mainly as a figure from medals carried to insure safe travels, but that image of a giant[…]

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St. George, the Dragon, and More

August 29, 2025 boneandsickle Byzantium, Catholicism, dragons, EPISODE, folklore, history, legends, martyrdom, Middle Ages, mumming, Perseus, saints, sea monster, St. George, Thracian Rider

There’s so much more to the figure of St. George than his battle with a dragon. Legends also tell of[…]

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#24 Possessed Nuns and Holy Demoniacs

April 18, 2019 boneandsickle Catholicism, Devil, diabolism, EPISODE, exorcism, folklore, history, horror, legends, martyrdom, mortification, possession, saints, Satan, stigmatics, witchcraft

This episode finds the Devil where you’d least expect him: stories of possessed nuns and demonic attacks on the rigorously[…]

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