Episode 01: Saint Leonard

November 1, 2022

Welcome to The Flowered Path.

In the first episode, we will tell the story of Saint Leonard of Noblac. Saint Leonard lived in the 6th century AD and is responsible for many miracles, most notably freeing many prisoners who invoked his name and intercession. We’ll also hear the tale of Saint Leonard’s Forest in England where, legends say, the saint slayed a dragon.

sources for this episode:
Brittanica.com
Butler's Lives of the Saints, Complete Edition
Catholic Online (Catholic.org)
Catholic Encyclopedia
Dragons and Serpents in Sussex (sussexarch.org.uk)
The Golden Legend

Theme music is Mariam Matrem Virginem, played by a forest beggar.
The closing song is Red Footsteps by Stone Breath. https://stonebreath.bandcamp.com

Timothy’s Saint Leonard illustration for this episode.

Another Saint Leonard illustration by Timothy.