Dear Carolyn,
As usual, I checked your feasts for today against the 13th-century
Ordinary of Chartres Cathedral and was fascinated to see that St.
Cloud was, indeed, commemorated, but a full nine lessons were devoted
to St Evurtius, who you didn't list. If, as in your answer to James
Brundage, Butler is a major source, it's hardly surprising that he
was left out. Butler, in full, says: "Saint Evurtius, Bishop of
Orleans, C. Flourished in the reign of Constantine the Great, and
died about the year 340. His name is famous in the ancient western
Martyrologies, but his history of no authority [sic], as Stilting
complains." Can anyone shed any light on this putatively "famous"
story? Thanks, in advance, for all replies.
Cheers,
Jim Bugslag
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