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On Wed, 5 Feb 1997 [log in to unmask] wrote: > Today, 5 February, is the feast of ... Dear George, How uncommonly busy you have been today! The wonderful list has, however, elicited a couple of queries from me. > * Agatha, virgin and martyr (date unknown) > - a great Sicilian beauty who refused the advances of a > consul, who retaliated by ordering that her breasts be > removed; after a vision in which St Peter restored her to a > perfect condition, she was then rolled over hot coals > - co-patron of medieval-religion > I remember adopting Gabriel as our patron but I don't remember any discussion of Agatha. Is it out of line to ask about her qualifications for this important task? Does she guard us against flaming? > > * Fuscina or Fuscinula (sixth century) > - sister of St Avitus, she lived in the monastery of Sts > Gervase and Protasius near Vienne; there, she was warned in a > vision by Christ the Judge that if she were not careful, she > would be attacked and raped, and thus lose her soul; although > she was attacked, nothing else untoward happened > This one really struck me! Seriously, why would being raped cause her to lose her soul? Have you got a source for this story? > > * Adelaide of Bellich, virgin (1015) > - as abbess of St Mary's in Cologne, she insisted her nuns > be proficient in Latin > With all due respect, I think this is Adelaide of Villich. Jo Ann McNamara %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%