Interim Saints - May 30th
FERDINAND III, king (A.D. 1252)
"S. Ferdinand set his soldiers the example of a chivalrous honour and
Christian piety. Before each battle he spent the night in prayer. An
image of the Blessed Virgin was borne before his army, and he wore a
representation of her slung round his neck, or erect on the pommel of
his saddle . . . One after another, the minor kingdoms of the Moors in
Spain yielded to his victorious sword, or submitted voluntarily to pay
tribute."
Oriens.
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