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Symeon of Emesa and John: Holy fool and hermit who loved each other
Sixth-century Syrian monks Symeon and John were joined in a same-sex union and lived together as desert-dwelling hermits for 29 years. After a tearful split-up, Symeon went on to become known as the...
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Rumi: Poet and Sufi mystic inspired by same-sex love
Rumi is a 13th-century Persian poet and Sufi mystic whose love for another man inspired some of the world’s best poems and led to the creation of a new religious order, the Whirling Dervishes. He was...
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Queer saint Matrona / Babylas of Perge founded 5th-century convent of nuns...
Saint Matrona of Perge, who lived as a eunuch named Babylas, founded a convent where nuns dressed as men in 5th-century Constantinople. The feast day of Matrona / Babylas is Nov. 9. Nuns under the...
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Apollinaria / Dorotheos: Queer saint crossed gender line to become a monk in...
Saint Apollinaria or Dorotheos has been called a transgender icon or a cross-dressing saint. Assigned female at birth, Apollinaria adopted the name Dorotheos and entered a monastery as a man in...
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Saint Marinos / Marina the Monk: Transgender role model and patron saint
Saint Marinos or Marina the Monk has been called a transgender icon or a cross-dressing saint. Assigned female at birth, Marina adopted the name Marinos and entered a monastery as a man in...
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Saints Basil and Gregory Nazianzus: “Two bodies with a single spirit”
Influential fourth-century saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzus were so close that Gregory said they were like “two bodies with a single spirit.” Their example of love between men can be an...
View ArticleCharles de Foucauld: Saint of the Sahara had gay connections | Canonized May...
Charles de Foucauld was a French priest and desert hermit in early 20th-century Algeria who had gay connections. He is one of 10 new saints canonized by Pope Francis on May 15, 2022. His feast day is...
View Articleصلاة قوس قزح المسيح (Rainbow Christ Prayer in Arabic)
Arabic and Hebrew translations of the Rainbow Christ Prayer are being posted simultaneously at Q Spirit to show support for LGBTQ people affected by the recent violence in Israel and Gaza. The prayer...
View Articleתפילת משיח קשת בענן (Rainbow Christ Prayer in Hebrew)
Hebrew and Arabic translations of the Rainbow Christ Prayer are being posted simultaneously at Q Spirit to show support for LGBTQ people affected by the recent violence in Israel and Gaza. The prayer...
View Articleدعای مسیح رنگین کمان (Rainbow Christ Prayer in Persian)
A Persian translation of the Rainbow Christ Prayer shows the many faces of the queer Christ. Rainbow Christ, you embody all the colors of the world. Rainbows serve as bridges between different realms:...
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