>Today, 10th August, is as Carolyn will doubtless soon inform us, the feast
>of St Laawrence (aka Laurence). I was fortunate enough to be able to get to
>Ampleforth last night for Vespers. Ampleforth is under the patronage of St
>L. and has a formidable relic of his, his arm-bone (ulna?), which I
>venerated with great devotion. Perhaps Fr Anselm is able to tell us
>something of the history of this bone, and how it comes to be in the
>possession of his venerable monastery?
>
>Oriens.
Anyone know anything about the belief (I am embarrassed to admit my
source--the book Saints Preserve Us!) that every Friday St. Lawrence gets
to let a soul out of Purgatory?
thanks!
Laura Smoller
Laura Smoller
Department of History
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
2801 South University Ave.
Little Rock, AR 72204-1099
tel 501-569-8389
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