Julian joins up
Mystery solved! Julian jumps to joy! There was no stopping Julian of Norwich as she sailed past Brigid of Kildare. Julian moves on to the Saintly Sixteen – there are just a couple more first round bouts to go, so make sure that your vote counts as Rafqa of Lebanon takes on Clare of Assisi! […]
Is it G-Great or G-Nivelles?
G squared equals Gerts get going In a complete turn-up for the books, this one was a draw! Once again The Coin Of Decision was deployed, and it has spoken. Metaphorically. The winner and Best Saintly Gertrude is: Gertrude the Great! Vote now!
Piran cruises past Cornelius
Cornelius loses out Celt crushes centurion! It definitely wasn’t unlucky bout 13 for Piran of Cornwall as he eased past Cornelius the Centurion with a convincing win. Up next in bout 14 are Gertrude the Great and Gertrude of Nivelles. Who will win? You decide! Vote now!
Whipple whupped!
Bout 11 produces an overwhelming result! Kemper whups Whipple! Henry Whipple put up a brave fight but in the end he was no match for the mighty Jackson Kemper, who won with 67% of the vote! Don’t forget to vote today in Bout 12 (Piran of Cornwall v Cornelius the Centurion)! There are no showdowns […]
Rita beata Zita!
A toss of the Coin means victory for Rita! Rita rules! Once again we had two saints deadlocked – Rita and Zita couldn’t be separated by votes, so it was another outing for The Coin Of Decision. Flipped under strictly controlled conditions with no-one watching, the Coin came down in Rita’s favour! Rita progreses to […]
Bout 10 – the Byrds and the bees battle
Byrds and bees both unbeaten for now! Ambrose and William deadlock In a result that should surprise no-one, Ambrose of Milan and William Byrd received exactly 50% of the vote each. We have therefore once again deployed the Coin Of Truth and it has spoken! The winner of Bout 10 is… […]
It’s love-all island
These two can’t be separated Adomnán and Joseph reach a deadlock! In a turn-up for the books which is becoming less and less unlikely, Adomnán of Iona and Joseph Vaz fought to a standstill in Showdown Nine. Following the well-established rules from the other day about what to do in this situation, the Ceremonial Coin […]
Results round-up
The post that you’ve been waiting for and grumbling about not getting yet… Results round-up You’ll have noticed that there’s been an absence of results being announced. Sorry about that. We’ve been on holiday and only just about managed to keep up with the rounds of the slugfest. Unfortunately time wasn’t made for getting the […]
Ruthless Rose Roasts Hyacinth!
It’s a knockout for Rose! Rose of Lima triumphs! In a one-sided contest Rose Of Lima trounced Hyacinth of Caesarea by gaining 66.7% of the vote! Rose joins Thomas Cranmer in moving forward to the next round Vote now!
Our first victor!
Our first victor! Thomas Cranmer wins! In a closely-fought duel Thomas Cranmer emerged as the victor over Thomas The Apostle, taking 60% of the votes. Asked how he felt, Tommy C replied “My duty towards my neighbours is to love them as myself. And to do to all as I would they should do to […]