The term devil s advocate was originally the church official appointed to argue against a candidate for sainthood

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse named in the Bible s Book of Revelation are Conquest Slaughter Famine and Death

January is named for the Roman god Janus Janus was a temple god who could look forward and backward at the same time

As specified by the Christian church the canonical hours are matins lauds prime terce sext none vespers and compline

The Bible devotes some 500 verses on prayer less than 500verses on faith but over 2000 verses on money and posessions

The patron saint of dentists is St Apollonia She reportedly had her teeth pulled out in 249 AD by an anti-Christian mo

The Hindu holy day begins at sunrise the Jewish holy day begins at sunset and the Christian holy day begins at midnight

he Bible was written by about 40 men over a period of about 1600 years dating from 1500 BC to about 100 years after Christ

Priests in Australia advise you to say Happy Christmas not Merry Christmas because Merry has connotations of getting drunk

In Poland spiders are common Christmas tree decorations because (according to legend) a spider wove a blanket for Baby Jesus

In Poland spiders are common Christmas tree decorations because (according to legend) a spider wove a blanket for Baby Jesus

Although not named in the New Testament tradition names the two thieves crucified at the same time as Jesus as Dismas and Gestas

GOD always has something for you a key for every problem a light for every shadow a relief for every sorrow a plan for every tomorrow

Because of the speed at which Earth moves around the Sun it is impossible for a solar eclipse to last more than 7 minutes and 58 seconds

One of the holiest Christian holidays is named after a Pagan goddess The name Easter derives from the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre who governed the vernal equinox