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Saint Dwynwen (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈdʊɨnwɛn]; fl. 5th century), sometimes known as Dwyn or Donwen, [2] is the Welsh patron saint of lovers. She is celebrated throughout Wales on 25 January. She is celebrated throughout Wales on 25 January.
Olga (Church Slavonic: Ольга; [3] [a] Old Norse: Helga; [4] c. 890–925 – 11 July 969) [5] was a regent of Kievan Rus' for her son Sviatoslav from 945 until 957. Following her baptism, Olga took the name Elenа.
Gemma Umberta Maria Galgani (12 March 1878 – 11 April 1903), also known as Gemma of Lucca, was an Italian mystic, venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church since 1940. She has been called the "daughter of the Passion" because of her profound imitation of the Passion of Christ. [2]
Yue-Lao, a god of love, who binds two people together with an invisible red string. Tu Er Shen, a deity who oversees love between (effeminate) homosexual men. White Peony (Bai Mudan or Pai Mu-Tan), a goddess who tempts men, especially ascetics. Wutong Shen, a group of five wanton deities from Southern China. They ravished and possessed ...
Gerontissa Gavrielia (Mother Gabriela), also known as Saint Gabriela of the Ascetic of Love [2] (15 October 1897 – 28 March 1992) was a Greek Orthodox nun, known for her care of the poor and sick. She was the second woman to be admitted to a Greek university and was a trained physiotherapist prior to taking up her religious calling at the age ...
"Ezili" - (from the album "Potomitan") is a song written by Sélène Saint-Aimé a French-Caribbean contrabass player, vocalist and poet. "Erzulie - Interlude" - (from the album Tristesse Business Saison 01) is a song by the French singer and rapper Luidji. He also refers to Erzulie in the song "Le Rouge" from the EP Boscolo Exedra. He says ...
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis on Sunday canonised the first female saint from his native Argentina, an event that brought his former fierce critic, Argentine President Javier Milei, to the ...
Aphrodite (/ ˌ æ f r ə ˈ d aɪ t iː / ⓘ, AF-rə-DY-tee) [a] is an ancient Greek goddess associated with love, lust, beauty, pleasure, passion, procreation, and as her syncretized Roman counterpart Venus, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity, and victory.