Today, 25 May, is the feast of ...
* Urban I, pope and martyr - although the Roman Martyrology says Urban is
buried along the Via Nomentana, scholars today feel the tomb is really
located in the cemetery of St Callistus, on the Via Appia
* Dionysius, bishop of Milan (c. 360) - was among those who supported
Athanasius when most were against him; died in Cappadocia, and St Basil
arranged for return of his remains to Milan
* Zenobius, bishop of Florence (c. 390) - principal patron of Florence;
friend of Ambrose of Milan; resuscitated five dead persons
* Leo or Lye, abbot (c. 550) - saints Hilary, Martin of Tours and
Anastasius of Orleans appeared to him to announce the date of his death
* Aldhelm, bishop of Sherborne (709) - among the first scholar-saints of
England; wrote a treatise on virginity for men and women, *De
virginitate*; he knew Greek.
* Gennadius, bishop of Astorga (936) - invoked by Spaniards against fever;
renounced bishopric to return to monastic life
* Gregory VII, pope (1085) - although the Reform of the late eleventh and
early twelfth centuries takes its name from him, in the realm of canon law
it has been argued that he had almost no effect whatsoever (Do you
agree?)
* Claritus (1348) - his wife left him to join Augustinian nuns of
Florence; he went there as servant; his shrine would give off an odour
whenever one of the nuns was about to die
Carolyn Muessig
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