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On Fri, 7 Nov 1997, CA. Muessig wrote: > Date: Fri, 07 Nov 1997 10:41:14 +0000 (GMT) > From: CA. Muessig <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: FEAST 8 November > > > Today, 8 November, is the feast of ... > > * The Four Crowned Ones, martyrs (306?) > - the original legend tells of five martyrs from Pannonia, but the better > known one narrates the martyrdom of four Romans > - one legend says the four were stone-masons; they have been adopted as > patrons of such craftsmen (including English Freemasons, whose journal is > entitled *Ars Quatuor Coronatorum*) > - church where they are buried is one of the titular churches of the > cardinal-priests of Rome > The church is worth a visit, both for the chapel illustrated with scenes from the life of pope Sylvester & for the excellent cloister (ring bell to obtain admission). tom izbicki %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%