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Today (26. October) is the feast day of:
Evaristus (d. c. 109) Evaristus was probably a Greek who became bishop of
Rome. The Liber pontificalis adds the details (legendary rather than
historical) that his father was a Jew of Bethlehem, and that during his
pontificate E. divided Rome among seven deacons and first instituted the
cardinal priests. It also reports that E. was martyred and was buried near
St. Peter, but according to the Oxford Dictionary of Popes this should be
rejected.
Cedd (d. 664) Cedd was the brother of St. Chad (and two other brothers).
They were Anglian, educated at Lindisfarne, and all became priests. Cedd
and Chad became bishops, Cedd of the East Saxons. Cedd was a very active
and successful missionary in Mercia and among the East Saxons. He died of
the plague.
Eata (d. 686) Eata was English, educated by Aidan at Lindisfarne. He
became monk and then abbot of Melrose. After the synod of Whitby, he
became abbot of Lindisfarne at the request of St. Colman. Eata became
bishop of Bernicia in 678, then when this large diocese was divided into
the sees of Lindisfarne and Hexham E. became bishop of each in turn.
Eata's cult was active, with a chapel built over his tomb at Hexham; in the
eleventh century his relics were brought inside the church there.
Interestingly, in 1113 the archbishop of York tried to obtain E's relics
because York had no shrine of a local saint; he was discouraged when E
appeared in a dream and whacked him with his pastoral staff.
Albinus of Buraburg (d. after 760) Albinus was an Irish or English monk of
Iona named Witta (latinized as Albinus). He worked with Boniface in
Germany, who in 741 consecrated A. bishop of Buraburg (Fritzlar). He is
still venerated under the German form of his name, Wittan.
Damian dei Fulcheri (d. 1484) (blessed) Damian was born to a noble family;
all that is known of his youth is that he was kidnapped by a madman as a
child, but returned unscathed after his parents prayed to the Virgin Mary.
Damian became a Dominican and a famous preacher throughout Italy. A cult
rose almost immediately after D's death, when many miracles were reported
at his tomb.
Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice
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