Today, 31 October, is the feast of ...
* Quintinus or Quentin, martyr (?)
- after many tortures inflicted at Amiens, he escaped with the help of
an angel; recaptured, he was beheaded, at which a dove was seen to fly
from his neck into the heavens
* Foillan, abbot (c. 655)
- founded monastery at Nivelles, and evangelized the people of Brabant
- killed, with companions, by outlaws in a forest; body not found for
more than two months
* Wolfgang, bishop of Regensburg (994)
- retained many monastic habits even after he became a bishop; educated
the young Henry, who became emperor and eventually a canonized saint; he
himself was canonized in 1052
Just a quick note. I heard on the BBC today that Thomas Moore (d.1535,
I think) has been declared by the Vatican as the official patron saint
of politicians.
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Carolyn Muessig
Department of Theology and Religious Studies
University of Bristol
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Bristol BS8 1TB
UK
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