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Today, 11 August, is the feast of ... * Tiburtius and Susanna, martyrs (third century?) - Tiburtius walked over hot coals to prove the power of his faith, but this was treated as a magic stunt, and he was beheaded; so to was Susanna, on a separate occasion * Alexander the Charcoal-Burner, bishop of Comana, martyr (275?) - patron of charcoal-burners * Blaan or Blane, bishop (c. 590?) - when the church lights went out during night office, he sturck a fire from his own fingernails * * * * * * * * * I hope I won't be starting another spate of limericks, puns, etc., but sometimes the community of saints provide their own. Kris Utterback University of Wyoming %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%