Today, 8 May, is the feast of ...
* Victor Maurus, martyr (303?) - One of the patrons of Milan. During his
martyrdom he was basted with molten lead which instantaneously cooled on
touching his flesh and did him no harm.
* Agacius/Agathus, martyr (c. 304) - Constantinople contained two churches
dedicated to St Agacius. One was nicknamed *the Walnut* because built into
its structure was the walnut tree upon which the saint was said to have
been suspended during his *passio*.
* Appearing of Michael the Archangel (492?) The appearance took place in a
cave on Mount Garganus in Apulia.
* Gibrian (c. 515) - A family of seven brothers and three sisters left
Ireland to live a life dedicated to God in Brittany. The eldest was
Gibrian who was a priest and acted as their leader. They all eventually
settled as solitaries in the forest land near the Marne, living alone, but
near to one another so that they could visit each other from time to time.
* Desideratus, bishop of Bourges (c. 550) - Took part in various synods -
the fifth Council of Orleans and second of Auvergne.
* Boniface IV, pope (615) - His papacy is marked by the conversion of the
Pantheon, the temple erected by Marcus Agrippa in honour of all the Roman
deities, into a Christian church dedicated to the BVM and All Martyrs.
* Benedict II, pope (685)
* Wiro and Plechelm, bishops, and Otger (eighth century) - Three priests
who evangelised in the Meuse valley.
* Peter, archbishop of Tarentaise (1175) - To establish the claims of Pope
Alexander III as the true pope, Peter preached on Alexander's behalf in
Alsace, Lorraine, Burgundy an many parts of Italy.
Carolyn Muessig
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