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Today (11. October) is the feast day of:
Nectarius (d. 397) Nectarius was born at Tarsus to a senatorial
family. He served as praetor at Constantinople before succeeding
Gregory Nazianzen as patriarch---he was chosen even though he was a
married man and hadn't even been baptized yet. N. ruled his see for
16 years; his opposition to Arians provoked them to burn down N's
house. Others, however, considered him too lenient, especially
because he abolished public penance.
Kenneth (Cainnech) (d. 599) Legend tells that Kenneth was born in
Ireland, became a monk in Wales, went to Rome and then back to
Ireland to study. Finally he went to Scotland, where he became a
very successful missionary.
Agilbert (d. c. 685) Agilbert was a Frank, already consecrated as a
bishop when King Coenwalh of Wessex invited him to settle down as a
bishop there. A. was an active missionary, and with his ordinand St.
Wilfrid led the group that agitated for Roman church practices at the
Council of Whitby. A. soon afterward returned to Francia, where he
became bishop of Paris in 668.
Gummarus (d. c. 774) Gummarus was a noble of Brabant. He served at
the court of Pepin the Short. He was unhappily married, and
eventually separated from his wife and went off to live as a recluse.
He may have founded the monastery of Lierre along with St. Rumold.
Bruno of Cologne (d. 965) Bruno was the youngest son of King Henry I
and Matilda of Germany. Henry signalled his new policy of not
dividing the kingdom among heirs by raising Bruno for the religious
life. Bruno faithfully served his brother Otto I as chancellor, and
in 953 was appointed archbishop of Cologne. B. was a reformer,
encouraged learning, and founded the monastery of St. Pantaleon (he's
buried there, near Theophanu). Otto also made B. duke of Lotharingia.
A modern saint: Mary Soledad Torres-Acosta (d. 1887) Mary was born
in Madrid. She wasn't allowed to join the Dominicans because of poor
health, but entered a new community dedicated to care of the sick,
taking the name Maria Desolata. The community split, and M. became
head of the Handmaids of Mary Serving the Sick. The congregation
spread in Europe and the Americas. M. was canonized in 1970.
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