Today, 27 June, is the feast of ...
* Zoilus and companions, martyrs (304?) - died at Cordova; bodies
discovered during reign of king Reccared
* Samson of Constantinople (fifth century) - a physician and priest, he
founded a hospital for the sick poor of Constantinople
* John of Chinon (sixth century) - a hermit whose fame spread to St
Radegund, who sent a messanger to John to ask for advice, prayers and
hair-shirt
* George Mtasmindeli, abbot (1066) - doctor of the Georgian Church; wrote
treatises *The Months* and *The Fasts*
* Ladislaus, king of Hungary (1095) - a model of chivalry; buried in Nagy
Varad, in the city and cathedral he had founded
* Benvenuto of Gubbio (1232) - a soldier who joined the circle of Francis
and modelled his life on that of the Poverello
Carolyn Muessig
Department of Theology and Religious Studies
University of Bristol
Bristol BS8 1TB
UK
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