Mainland European sources rarely concern themselves with affairs in Britain, and even less commonly with events in northern Britain, but the life of Saint Cathróe of Metz, a work of hagiography written in Germany at the end of the 10th century, provides plausible details of the saint's early life in north Britain.

All Christian monasticism stems, either directly or indirectly, from the Egyptian example: Saint Basil the Great Archbishop of Caesaria of Cappadocia, founder and organizer of the monastic movement in Asia Minor, visited Egypt around AD 357 and his rule is followed by the Eastern Orthodox Churches ; Saint Jerome who translated the Bible into Latin, came to Egypt, while en route to Jerusalem, around AD 400 and left details of his experiences in his letters ; Benedict founded the Benedictine Order in the 6th century on the model of Saint Pachomius, but in a stricter form.

Upon the completion of his examinations, Hayek was hired by Ludwig von Mises on the recommendation of Wieser as a specialist for the Austrian government working on the legal and economic details of the Treaty of Saint Germain.

* The Estoire del Saint Graal, the first part of the Vulgate Cycle ( but written after Lancelot and the Queste ), based on Robert ’ s tale but expanding it greatly with many new details.

The 14th century ' Life of Saint Piran ', probably written at Exeter Cathedral, is a complete copy of an earlier Irish life of Saint Ciarán of Saighir, with different parentage and a different ending that takes into account Piran's works in Cornwall, and especially details of his death and the movements of his Cornish shrine ; thus " excising the passages which speak of his burial at Saighir " ( Doble ).

Historians have debated the exact details of the birth of Saint George for over a century, although the approximate date of his death is subject to little debate.

Alternatively her canonisation might have been intended to counter any such pejorative connotations, especially if her story was fictitious, as many authorities think possible, including the Roman Catholic Church since 1969 ( for details of these doubts, see under Saint Barbara ).

Like several other upper Gulf Coast cities, Bay Saint Louis was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 ( see details below ).

In addition, the Grand Portage Band was misinformed on the details of the Treaty of Paris, thinking the border passed through the center of Lake Superior to the Saint Louis River, placing both Isle Royale and themselves in British territory.

The martyrdom of Saint Menas corresponds to the details of the legend of Saint Christopher.

The details of Saint Sebastian's martyrdom were first spoken of by 4th century bishop Ambrose of Milan ( Saint Ambrose ), in his sermon ( number 22 ) on Psalm 118.

On July 26, 1945 the commander's ensigns were suppressed by decree, and on October 11, a detailed regulation of flags was published that fixed the model of the bi-colour flag in use, but better defined its details, emphasising a greater style of the Saint John's eagle.

The Church of England parish church of Saint Mary the Virgin was originally a 12th century Norman building but few details survive from that period.

Information concerning Saint Expeditus can be found only in martyrologies, so precise details about his existence cannot be obtained.

In an Associated Press story, featured on the online edition of the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch on Wednesday, February 2, 2011 ( with some details from the Springfield News Leader ) it was announced that former President George W. Bush would be the scheduled speaker at an event on Thursday, April 7, 2011.

The stained glass window shows details from the life of Saint Lo, including the saint celebrating mass with the dove of the Holy Spirit appearing above the altar.

On the same day, the station provided more details about its upcoming Morning News, and announced that up to a dozen new reporters, producers, and videographers would be hired at its bureaus in Halifax, Sydney, Moncton, Saint John, and Fredericton.

The second element in the name may be a reference to a Saint Sulien or St. Sili, but details are not clear.

According to John Morris's textual analysis of the Historia, this tale derived from a north Welsh narrative which was mainly about Emrys ( Ambrosius Aurelianus ), which the compiler of the Historia incorporated into a framework drawn from a Kentish chronicle, together with details from a Life of Saint Germanus.

These observations about Hardy's productivity tally with the details of his life as we know them.

The majority of details on Alcuin's life come from his letters and poems.

Most details of his life come from the fragments left from Porphyry's writings.

Although few details of his life are known, he is regarded as one of the leading scientists in classical antiquity.

Wilfrid had been present at the exhumation of her body in 695, and Bede questioned the bishop about the exact circumstances of the body and asked for more details of her life, as Wilfrid had been her advisor.

Babur wrote his memoirs and these form the main source for details of his life.

Given this influence, it is unfortunate that many of the details of his life remain shrouded in mystery, perhaps forever ; even the only known picture of him, shown above, is heavily retouched, with a fake tie painted in by hand.

It was an important step for a leading female novelist to write a biography of another, and Gaskell's approach was unusual in that, rather than analysing her subject's achievements, she concentrated on private details of Charlotte's life, emphasising aspects which countered accusations of ' coarseness ' which had been levelled at her writing.

Some Christians believe that the Law was " completed " by Jesus and has become irrelevant to " faith life ", for details see Biblical law in Christianity.

He became personally involved in all branches of the administration: edicts were issued governing the smallest details of everyday life and law, while taxation and public morals were rigidly enforced.

Traditional accounts of the author's life are found in many commentaries and include details such as these: He was born on Salamis Island around 484 BC, the son of Mnesarchus, a retailer who lived in a village near Athens.

Ōjin is generally believed to have existed, based on archaeological evidence ; but details of his life are scant.

Epic narrative allowed poets like Homer no opportunity for personal revelations but Hesiod's extant work comprises didactic poems and here he went out of his way to let his audience in on a few details of his life, including three explicit references in Works and Days, as well as some passages in his Theogony that support inferences.

' Of the details of his life, very little has survived though numerous statues and statuettes of him have been found.

The low status of the ukiyo-e artist meant that the details of his life remain buried in obscurity ” ( Kobayashi, p 34 ).

Nevertheless, details of Masoch's private life were obscure until Aurora von Rümelin's memoirs, Meine Lebensbeichte ( 1906 ), were published in Berlin under the pseudonym Wanda v. Dunajew.

If one accepts that Luke was in fact the author of the Gospel bearing his name and also the Acts of the Apostles, certain details of his personal life can be reasonably assumed.

The details of Miyamoto Musashi's early life are difficult to verify.

However, there are no exact details of Musashi's life, since Musashi's only writings are those related to strategy and technique.

Robert Flaherty ’ s great innovation was simply to combine the two forms of actuality, infusing the exotic journey with the details of indigenous work and play and life.

She paid very close attention to the details, something she had always done in her husband's life.

However, Shakespeare scholars say that Shakespeare gets many details of Italian life wrong, including the laws and urban geography of Venice.