Today, 29 August, is the feast of ...
* Beheading of John the Baptist (c. 30) - the martyrology of Jerome
twins this feast with that of Eliseus, following the belief that both
men were buried at Sebaste (near Jerusalem)
* Sabina, martyr (date unknown) - according to the sixth century passio,
she was a widow who was converted to Christianity by her Syrian servant
Serapia
* Medericus or Merry, abbot (c. 700) - twice left the monastery to live
as a hermit
*************************
Dr Carolyn Muessig
Department of Theology and Religious Studies
University of Bristol
Bristol BS8 1TB
UK
phone: +44(0)117-928-8168
fax: +44(0)117-929-7850
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
|