Today, 10 July, is the feast of ...
* the Seven Brothers, and Felicity, martyrs (second century?) - although
Felicity's feast is normally observed on 23 November, it is often
commemorated along with that of the seven brothers who were her
children, essentially given over to the death sentence by their mother
(she chose that they die as Christians rather than live as pagans)
* Rufina and Secunda, virgins and martyrs (257?) - buried at a place
called 'Silva Nigra', that became known as 'Silva Candida'; this in turn
became an episcopal see and appurtenant to the cardinalate
* Amalburga, widow (c. 690) - born in Brabant, she became an ascetic nun
at Mauberge
* Amalburga, virgin (c. 770) - born in the Ardenne; king Pepin tried to
get her to marry his son Charles ( -> Charlemagne), but the young beauty
chose to enter the religious life; she is invoked for the cure of
bruises
* Antony and Theodosius Pechersky, abbots of the caves of Kiev
(1073/1074) - founded the first notable Russian monasteries
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Dr Carolyn Muessig
Department of Theology and Religious Studies
University of Bristol
Bristol BS8 1TB
UK
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