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Since the Badia Primaziale in Rome, Sant'Anselmo, is
somewhat empty on July 11, the Feast of H.F.Benedict
is also celebrated there today.
MG
--- "Bro. Thomas Sullivan, O.S.B."
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> In the Swiss-American Congregation we've begun to
> celebrate the Transitus of
> Benedict with First Vespers this evening. Our
> congregation also has an
> indult to celebrate the summer feast of Saint
> Benedict (July 11,
> commemorating the translation of his relics).
> Bro Thomas
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John B. Wickstrom [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 8:53 PM
> To: Thomas Sullivan, OSB
> Subject: Re: saints of the day 21. March
>
>
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval
> religion and culture
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> And let us not forget that for only somewhat less
> than 1500 years, until the
> reforms of Vatican II, it was as well the feast of
> B.P.N. Benedict of
> Nursia, father of western monasticism.
> jw
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
> culture
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf
> Of Phyllis Jestice
> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 8:28 PM
> To: John Wickstrom
> Subject: saints of the day 21. March
>
>
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval
> religion and culture
>
> Today (21. March) is the feast day of:
>
> Brillus of Catania (d. c. 90) Brillus is supposed
> to have accompanied
> Peter from Antioch. He became the first bishop of
> Catania (Sicily) and,
> surprising for a saint with apostolic connections,
> is reported to have died
> naturally of old age.
>
> Martyrs of Alexandria (d. 342) During a Good Friday
> service in a church in
> Alexandria, a group of Arians and non-Christians
> burst in and killed as
> many of the worshippers as they could lay hands on.
> Athanasius was present
> at the event; he escaped, and left an account of the
> massacre in his second
> apology.
>
> Enda (d. c. 530) Enda was a native of Meath
> (Ireland). He was a soldier
> before becoming a monk, trained at Candida Casa
> (Scotland), then returned
> to Drogheda. He founded several monasteries in the
> Boyne valley before
> settling on Inishmore. He was a pioneer of
> monasticism in Ireland.
>
> Nicholas of Flue (d. 1487) The Swiss Nicholas was
> from a young age a member
> of the lay association "the Friends of God" (a group
> that sounds rather
> like Franciscan tertiaries) while pursuing a career
> in public service
> andthe army. He and his wife produced 10 children.
> In 1487, though,
> Nicholas resigned his offices, left his wife and
> children, and became a
> hermit at Ranft. "Brother Klaus" became an
> important spiritual advisor,
> including mediation to prevent the Swiss cantons
> from falling apart in
> squabbles with each other just after they had won
> their independence from
> the duke of Burgundy. Nicholas' cult began
> immediately after his death,
> winning approval at the local level in 1669; he was
> canonized in 1947.
>
> Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice
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