St. Martin of Tours left the Roman army following his conversion to Christianity, claiming, ‘I am a soldier of Christ, and it is not lawful for me to fight.’
In 1417, Henry V was portrayed for all to see at his reception by London as a soldier of Christ returning from crusade against the French.
Anger with nowhere to go became my best friend and most of my strength came from my badges of honor, as an Irishman, a Democrat, Catholic soldier of Christ, and now the son of the misunderstood and saintly Rosemary Walsh.
They are a fervent lot, these soldiers of Christ, as they march - rather, as they ride - into the city, beating on seats and the sides of the carriage, singing praises to their Saviour.
The Knights became soldiers of Christ and maintained huge estates in the Holy Land.
So the monks began to conceive of themselves as the ‘soldiers of Christ,’ striving to preserve the well-being of the clergy and faithful, the king and his kingdom.
He told me he was a young tough from the streets of Chicago who heard God's call to be a soldier of Christ.