Today, 24 April, is the feast of ...
Ivo, bishop (no date): Since before 1281, Ivo has been regarded as the
patron of Saint Ive, near Liskeard in east Cornwall.
Mellitus, archbishop of Canterbury (624): Was a Roman abbot whom Pope
Gregory the Great sent to England in 601 as the head of a second band of
missionaries to assist St Augustine.
Egbert, bishop (729): By his patient reasoning, he convinced the monks
of Iona to accept the Roman use in regard to the great paschal
controversy.
William Firmatus, hermit (1090): Animals played a great role in
William's life, in particular an ape and a boar. William was converted
to the religious life after having a dream in which he saw an ape
sitting upon a money chest. He interpreted this ape as a symbol for his
tendency to avarice. William, like many other saints, had a great power
over animals. In fact he was able to convert a destructive boar into a
tame and God-fearing animal by making the boar fast for twenty-four
hours.
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Dr Carolyn Muessig
Department of Theology and Religious Studies
University of Bristol
Bristol BS8 1TB
UK
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