Today, 14 September, is the feast of ...
* Maternus (fourth century)
- first bishop of Cologne of whom there is 'historical' evidence;
there are, however, differing vitae of a St Maternus for this date
* Exaltation of the Holy Cross (629)
- celebration of the veneration of the relics of the Cross at
Jerusalem after Emperor Heraclius had recovered them from the Persians
who had taken them some 15 years earlier
* Notburga, virgin (c. 1313)
- patron of Tirolese domestic servants
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Carolyn Muessig
Department of Theology and Religious Studies
University of Bristol
3 Woodland Road
Bristol BS8 1TB
UK
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