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Interim Saints - March 13th EUPHRASIA, virgin (after A.D. 410) "In the reign of Theodisius the First, Antigonus, governor of Lycia, and his wife, Euphrasia, were blessed by god with a little daughter, who was named after her mother." She entered a convent as a child, and remained there for the rest of her life. MOCHOEMOG, abbot of Liathmor (middle of 7th cent) The abbot Mochoemog was born in Connaught . . . The wonders wrought by Mochoemog are too many to be further related here. NICEPHORUS, Patriarch of Constantinople (A.D. 828) A staunch supporter of the orthodox cause againts iconoclasm. ANSEWIN, Bishop of Camerino (circ. A.D. 840) S. Ansewin, or Hanse-Win, was a native of Camerino, in Tuscany. He retired in early life into the solitude of Castel-Raymond, near Torcello, after his ordination as priest. RUDERICK, priest and martyr, and SALOMON, martyr (A.D. 857). Martyred "During the persecution of the Christians under the Moorish occupation of Spain." KENNOCHA, virgin (about 1007) On March 13th, the Ancient Scottish Church commemorated S. Kennocha, a virgin, who, desirous of consecrating herself wholly to Jesus Christ, met with long and vehement opposition from her parents and friends . . . Oriens. ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%