On Fri, 7 Nov 1997, CA. Muessig wrote:
> Date: Fri, 07 Nov 1997 10:41:14 +0000 (GMT)
> From: CA. Muessig <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: FEAST 8 November
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> Today, 8 November, is the feast of ...
>
> * The Four Crowned Ones, martyrs (306?)
> - the original legend tells of five martyrs from Pannonia, but the better
> known one narrates the martyrdom of four Romans
> - one legend says the four were stone-masons; they have been adopted as
> patrons of such craftsmen (including English Freemasons, whose journal is
> entitled *Ars Quatuor Coronatorum*)
> - church where they are buried is one of the titular churches of the
> cardinal-priests of Rome
>
The church is worth a visit, both for the chapel illustrated with scenes
from the life of pope Sylvester & for the excellent cloister (ring bell
to obtain admission).
tom izbicki
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