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At 03:49 PM 2/28/98 +0000, Carolyn Muessig wrote: >Today, 27 February, is the feast of ... >[snip] > >* Leander, bishop of Seville (596) >- in Spain, his liturgy is of a doctor of the Church; >according to tradition, Gregory the Great sent him the >famous picture of our Lady of Guadalupe > In addition, Leander convinced Gregory the Great to publish the _Moralia in Job_, for which he is also deserving of great praise. A related question: Leander is one of a group of sainted siblings, the best know being his younger brother, Isidore of Seville. Another famous family is that of Basil of Caesarea. Does anyone know offhand whether these family groups, or any similar, were revered as families--sharing a feast or being mentioned at each other's feasts? Or did individual sanctity supersede family ties? Stephen A. Allen The Medieval Institute University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 46556-5692 [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%