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Today, 29 July, is the feast of ... * Martha, virgin (first century) - according to Provencal legend, she accompanied Mary Magdalen to the south of France, and evangelized Tarascon, where her relics were invented in 1187 * Simplicius, Faustinus and Beatrice, martyrs (304?) - a newborn baby accused the murderer of Beatrice of the crime, and three hours later he died a horrible death (and all who were present decided to convert to Christianity) * Felix 'II' (365) - since 1947, the *Annuario Pontificio*, in its list of popes, has noted 'Felix II as an antipope * Lupus or Loup, bishop of Troyes (478) - accompanied Germain d'Auxerre into Britain to combat the Pelagians; taken hostage by Attila * Olaf of Norway, martyr (1030) - spring that gushed from his grave cured people miraculously; the site is known as the Feginsbrekka, or 'hill of joy' * Urban II, pope (1099) - dare I ask Michael Hynes what he thinks of the cult of Urban? * Guillaume Pinchon, bishop of Saint-Brieuc (1234) - canonized in 1247; at translation of his relics the following year, his body was found to be incorrupt * * * * * * * * * * * George Ferzoco %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%