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Surely Hugh of Grenoble should be remembered primarily for his memorable gift of a remote piece of property high in the neighboring French Alps later called La Grande Chartreuse to a group of hermits. jw Bill East wrote: > Interim Saints - April 1st > > THEODORA, virgin and martyr (A.D. 132) > > Hermes, prefect of the city, was converted to Christ with his wife, > Exuperia, and his sister, Theodora, and all his house, to the number of > twelve hundred souls. At that time Aurelian was governor of the city . > . . he sent for Hermes, and ordered him into the prisons of a tribune, > named Quirinus. Hermes was now deserted by all his friends and > servants. Theodora his sister was alone faithful . . . Quirinus the > tribune (March 30th), and his daughter, Balbina, were converted by the > example of the brother and sister . . . > > WALARIC, abbot of Leuconay (about A.D. 619) > > Walaric, in French Valéry, was a native of Auvergne . . . [He overheard > a priest and a magistrate telling some indecent jokes] Walaric > remained for some moments . . . hardly realizing what these two men > were saying. Then suddenly he burst forth with, "My children, for > every idle word ye shall give account at the day of judgment." Quite > right too. > > HUGH, bishop of Grenoble (A.D. 1132) > > Hugh was sent to school at Valence, but not content with the > instructions he received there, he left his home and country to seek > learning abroad . . . With infinite labour, with zeal and tenderness, > and more by his own example than by any other means, Hugh succeeded in > raising the moral and religious tone of the clergy and laity of his > diocese. > > GILBERT, bishop of Caithness (A.D. 1245) > > S. Gilbert, a native of Moray, became archdeacon of Moray . . . The > unruly diocesans of Aidan, bishop of Caithness, having killed their > bishop, King Aledander III took a horrible revenge, mutilating all > males in the diocese to the third and fourth generation. S. Gilbert . > . . was then appointed to this see. > > 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 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%