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Today, 31 December, is the feast of ... * Silvester I, pope (335) - relieved emperor Constantine of his leprosy, and baptized him * Columba of Sens, virgin and martyr (?) - a Spanish girl, she was baptized at Vienne and beheaded at the fountain of Azon on the road to Meaux; her cult was spread over France, Spain and parts of Italy * Melania the Younger, widow (439) - a wealthy Roman patrician, she eventually was permitted to lead a religious life, during which she not only helped the poor but also copied books (in the tenth century, manuscripts were extant that were attributed to her hand * Israel (1014) - he was a canon regular at Dorat in the Limousin (Happy last day of 1998!) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dr Carolyn Muessig Department of Theology and Religious Studies University of Bristol Bristol BS8 1TB UK phone: +44(0)117-928-8168 fax: +44(0)117-929-7850 e-mail: [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%