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Interim Saints - March 3rd MARINUS, martyr, and ASTERIUS, confessor (about A.D. 260) "Peace being restored to the Church," writes Eusebius, "Marinus of Cæsarea, in Palestine, who was one of the army, dintinguished for his military honours, and illustrious for his family and wealth, was beheaded for his confession of Christ . . . Mention is also made of the confidence of Asterius, a man of senatorial rank, in great favour with the emperors, and well known for his nobility and wealth. As he was present at the death of the above-mentioned martyr, taking up the corpse, he bore it on his shoulder in a splendid and costly dress, and covering it in a magnificent manner, gave it a decent burial." [Eusebius H.E. bk. vii ch. 15, 16] EMETHERIUS AND CHELIDONIUS, martyrs (uncertain date) These martyrs were put to death with the sword at Calahorra, in Navarre. BASILISCUS, EUTROPIUS and CLEONICUS, martyrs (about A.D. 308) WINALOE, Abbot (6th century) Winaloe was born about the year 455; his father was Fragan, related to Conan Meriadec. Fragan was governor of Léon (Lyoness) and Cornouaille, under King Grallo, or Gradillon. Fragan married a noble widow named Gwen, of the Three Breasts . . . By her he had a son, whom he called Gwenaloe, or "He that is white," on account of his beauty [He is called Guennole, or Vignevale, in French. At Montreuil-sur-Mer, of which place he is patron, he is called S. Valois. His name has also been corrupted into Valvais and Vennole]. KUNEGUND, empress (about A.D. 1040) [German, Cologne, Basle and Roman Martyrologies; also in the Benedictine Martyrology of Wyon. Proper offices in the Brussels, Passau, Ratisbon, Salzburg, Frisingen, Bamberg, Eichstadt, Vienna, and other Breviaries] S. Kunegund, or Cunegundes, was the daughter of Sigfried, cound of Luxemburg, and Hedwig, his pious wife. 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 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%