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Today (4. July) is the feast day of:
Bertha of Blngy (d. c. 725) Bertha was born near Therouanne,
according to a late source a noblewoman who married and had five
daughters. When she was widowed, she decided to become a religious,
entering the convent she had founded at Blangy.
Andrew of Crete (d. 740) Andrew was born in Damascus, but went to
Jerusalem to become a monk at a young age. He was sent to
Constantinople on a mission for the patriarch and stayed, until he
was appointed archbishop of Gortyna (Crete) in c. 700. He was a
notable preacher and hymn writer.
Oda of Canterbury (d. 958) Oda was born in East Anglia to Danish
parents. He served as a counsellor to King Athelstan, who made him
bishop of Ramsbury in 927. In 942 he became archbishop of
Canterbury. O got the nickname "Oda the Good," especially for his
work restoring churches and improving clerical standards.
Ulrich of Augsburg (d. 973) Ulrich was educated at Saint Gall before
returning to his home in Augsburg to work for his uncle the bishop.
In 923 U. became bishop of Augsburg himself (it helps that his uncle
was duke of Swabia). U. was one of those impressive Ottonian bishops
who combined a very active political life (including the defense of
Augsburg against the Magyars) with a great deal of pastoral care. U.
was criticized late in his life when he abdicated and appointed his
nephew to take his place. Still, a local cult began immediately
after U's death, miracles were reported, and he was canonized at a
Lateran synod in 993---the first recorded papal canonization.
Elizabeth of Portugal (d. 1336) Elizabeth was an Aragonese princess,
named after her great-aunt Elizabeth of Hungary. She was married to
King Diniz of Portugal at the age of twelve. E. bore two children,
and also cared for her husband's numerous bastards. When E's son
grew up, he took arms against his father, and E. acted as peacemaker.
When Diniz died in 1325, E. became a Franciscan tertiary and devoted
herself to good works. She made her vows as a Poor Clare on her
deathbed. A canonization cause was begun in 1576; in 1612 her body
was exhumed and found to be incorrupt, and she was canonized in 1625.
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