Today, 8 December, is the feast of ...
* Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- first clear evidence of the feast in the West, under this
name, found in pre-Conquest Winchester, Canterbury and
Exeter
* Romaric, abbot (653)
- monk at Luxeuil, became abbot of Remiremont
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Dr Carolyn Muessig
Department of Theology and Religious Studies
University of Bristol
Bristol BS8 1TB
UK
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