Today, 1 February, is the feast of ...
* Ignatius, bishop of Antioch, martyr (c. 107)
- en route to his martyrdom from Antioch to Rome, Ignatius
took advantage of the ship's frequent stops and wrote
several letters to various churches; when he got to Rome,
he was taken immediately to a theatre, where lions devoured
all but his largest bones
* Pionius, martyr (250?)
- after being burned at the stake, his body appeared to be
in fine form, with his hair and beard unsinged
* Brigid or Bride, abbess of Kildare, virgin (c. 525)
- patroness of Irish women, she has been called 'the Mary
of the Gael'
* Sigebert III of Austrasia (656)
- son of France's king Dagobert I, he founded twelve
monasteries, including Stavelot and Malmedy
* John 'of the Grating', bishop of Saint-Malo (c. 1170)
- a monk at Clairvaux, he was sent by Bernard to found
another house; his success as fair administrator led to his
episcopal appointment
- known as 'de Craticula' from the iron grating which
surrounded his tomb
* Antony the Pilgrim (1267)
- a native of Padua, he was shunned by friends and family
after he gave away his inheritance; he then set off to
visit Rome, Loreto, Compostela, Cologne and Jerusalem; on
his return, he lived in the colonnade of a church
- after his death, the pope did not begin canonization
proceedings, stating that it was enough for Padua to have
*one* Saint Antony
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Dr Carolyn Muessig
Department of Theology and Religious Studies
University of Bristol
Bristol BS8 1TB
UK
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