Posted on 02/28/2023 7:53:44 AM PST by Red Badger
CHRISTIANS worldwide are remembering the martyrdom of Saint Pancake of Antioch.
Saint Pancake, who was born in rural Turkey around 500AD, was a leading figure in the Byzantine church and gained a reputation for charity and wisdom.
But it is the manner of his execution – after defying the Emperor Justinian – for which he is best remembered. Today his death agonies will be re-enacted by millions worldwide.
Church historian Stephen Malley said: “He was beaten and battered, then stuffed with a large quantity of cheese. Some historians differ on this point, and insist it was spinach and ham.
“Either way Saint Pancake was subsequently fried, on both sides.”
Malley added: “He was then tossed repeatedly into the air, in a cruel mockery of his belief that he might one day ascend to heaven or, as Saint Pancake described it in his text De Recipus, ‘the righteously-made shalt adhere to the celestial ceiling’.”
As a final indignity, Saint Pancake’s body was smothered in lemon juice.
Ping!...............
Shall I do the honors?
Was he related to Aunt Jemimah or Pearl Milling?
And Uncle Ben...................
Be my guest!...............
I actually had trouble finding this pic. Good thing you posted it on the other thread.
It is difficult to find. THEY ARE GOOD AT HIDING MEMES THEY DON’T LIKE..............
I’m finding that the case too, things I used to easily find, are no longer there.
Pancake Day is a big thing in the UK; I think I’ve only seen Americans referencing it in recent years.
Sometimes I have to use different search engines to find what I used to find easily..................
Rachel was my first thought...
Let’s see if these clowns have balls big enough to write something similarly disrespectful about Mohammed!
I thought it was going to be about Rachel Corrie...
St. Alfonzo?
Pancake breakfast?
Me too
Pancakes and sausage is a tradition for Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday)...Did the Church of England allow it to slip into Lent?
As far as I can see, Pancake Day is still Shrove Tuesday in the UK.
I just never really heard of it until the last decade or so.
OK, then it’s IHOP’s fault.
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