St. Timothy

The entry for St. Timothy in the Golden Legend is very short. It basically just says that under the Emperor Nero he was martyred by having quicklime poured down his throat. Yikes. Ouch. The Catholic Encyclopedia mentions that he had a pious grandmother named Lois who was praised by the apostle Paul.

So, I had those two elements in mind when I put together this outfit. I only have office hours on Mondays, so I am going more casual than usual. I decided jeans were OK if I was just in the office and not teaching. So, jeans at work! Plus a choker to call attention to the throat. Also, while Timothy had a pious grandmother named Lois, I have a pious mother-in-law named Lois, and she gave me this T-shirt as a present. So, there you go: