Francis of Assisi is credited of inventing the Live Crib at  his hermitage at Greccio in Italy, this is the story of it 

Antonio Bosio was a remarkable man who discovered many of the catacombs in Rome.  He often  risked his life exploring them, risking getting lost for ever

Today we look at the papacy of Saint Innocent  I who according to St Jerome was the son of the previous pope, which was not a cause for scandal 

Dorothy Sayers wrote a cycle of radio plays about the life of Jesus Christ that has been repeated and reproduced on multiple occasions

The Buddleia or butterfly bush has become prolific, whilst many countries consider it an invasive species.  It was named by Carl Linneaus after a mild mannered Anglican cleric - Adam Buddle