Interim Saints - March 22nd
PAUL, bishop of Narbonne (3rd or 4th cent)
Saint Paul . . . has been conjectured to be Sergius Paulus, the
pro-consul, converted in the island of Cyprus by the apostle Paul, when
Elymas, the sorcerer, withstood S. Paul. There is no evidence
substantiating this . . .
Perhaps not, but it is an interesting conjecture. Last summer I myself
said Mass in the Church of St Paul's Pillar, in Paphos, Cyprus, scene
of the conversion of the pro-consul. The parish have published a
scholarly account of the apostle Paul's visit to Paphos, by a historian
of Ushaw College. I would give more details if I could lay my hand
upon it.
APHRODISIUS, bishop of Beziers (3rd or 4th century)
This bishop, an Egyptian by birth, accompanied S. Paul of Narbonne, in
his mission into Gaul. A foolish legend . . . is to the effect that he
was governor of Egypt at the time when S. Joseph and the B. Virgin went
down thither with the Holy Child Jesus, to escape the persecution of
Herod who sought the young child's life. On the arrival of the child
Jesus in Egypt all the idols fell, and Aphrodisius, recognising in Him
his God, bowed before him in adoration . . .
BASIL, priest and martyr at Ancyra (A.D. 363)
S. Basil was a priest of Ancyra, very fervent in spirit, zealous in
upholding the Catholic faith, and combating the Arian heresy . . .
His flesh was torn with rakes, he was flayed alive, and finally tossed
onto red-hot spikes.
DEOGRATIAS, bishop of Carthage (about A.D. 456)
. . . The holy bishop, stirred to the depths of his soul by the misery
that he saw, sold all the gold and silver vessels of the churches of
Carthage, and spent the proceedings in redeeming those slaves whose
cases were most urgent and distressing . . .
Blessed EELKO LIAUKAMAN, abbot (A.D. 1332)
The blessed Eelko Liaukaman was abbot of the wealthy Norbertine house
of Lidlom, in Friesland . . . Before the so-called Reformation the B.
Eelko was venerated as a saint, and represented in art shaking roses
out of his habit.
Blessed THOMAS OF LANCASTER (A.D. 1321)
There have been, as there probably ever will be, great differences of
opinion as to the justice of beheading thomas, Earl of Lancaster,
cousin-german to king Edward II.
Possibly some of those differences are to be found on this very list?
KATHARINE OF SWEDEN, virgin (A.D. 1381)
S. Katharine of Sweden was the daughter of Ulph, prince of Nierck, in
Sweden, and S. Bridget . . . After the death of her father, S.
Katharine out of devotion undertook a pilgrimage with her mother to
various holy places, and came to Rome, where S. Bridget died in 1373.
Katharine returned to Sweden and died abbess of Vatzen, in the diocese
of Lincopen, on March 24th, 1381.
Blessed NICOLAS von der FLUE, hermit (A.D. 1487)
Nicolas von der Flue was born in Unterwalden in the year 1417, near the
village of Sachseln
. . . His chapel and hermitage are still shown in Melchthal.
Oriens.
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