Today, 8 February, is the feast of ...
* Nicetius or Nizier, bishop (611?)
- he restored to Besancon the episcopal see which had been
transferred to Nyon back when Besancon had been destroyed
by 'barbarians'
* Elfeda, virgin (714)
- abbess of Whitby, sister of King Egfrid; her remains were
translated in the time of William of Malmesbury
* Meingold, martyr (892?)
- after years of feuding with neighbours in the region of
Huy (Belgium), he repented and spent seven years in deeds
of penitence; in the end, he was killed by some of his old
adversaries
* Cuthman (c. 900)
- took good care of his widowed mother, and built a church
near his humble abode; lived in Steyning, Sussex
* Peter Igneus (1089)
- Vallombrosan monk, he was appointed cardinal-bishop of
Albano by pope Gregory VII after becoming famous by
surviving an ordeal by fire
* Stephen of Muret, abbot (1124)
- founder of the Order of Grandmont, similar to the
Carthusian and Camaldolese orders; he was canonized by pope
Clement III in 1189
* John of Matha (1213)
- co-founder of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity
* Isaiah of Cracow (1471)
- an Augustinian, he was renowned for his ability to preach
movingly and convincingly on obscure biblical passages
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Dr Carolyn Muessig
Department of Theology and Religious Studies
University of Bristol
Bristol BS8 1TB
UK
phone: +44(0)117-928-8168
fax: +44(0)117-929-7850
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