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Today 9 May is the feast of ... Beatus, hermit (112) - It was believed that he had been baptised in England by the Apostle St Barnabas, and than was sent to evangelise Switzerland by St Peter. His cave, located above the lake of Thun where he was reputed to have slain a dragon, became a favourite place of pilgrimage throughout the Middle Ages. Gregory of Nazianzen, bishop of Constantinople (390) - Often preached sermons on the Trinity, much to the dislike of the Arians. Pachomius, abbot (348) - Butler writes: Although St Antony is often reckoned the founder of Christian monasticism, that title belonged more properly to St Pachomius. Gerontius, bishop of Cervia (501) - All that is known about Gerontius is that he was bishop of Cervia in the diocese of Ravenna and that he was murdered by *ungodly men*. A Benedictine abbey was dedicated in his honour on the spot where he was killed. Nicholas Albergati, bishop of Bologna and cardinal (1443) - Was held in great veneration by the Carthusians and the Augustinian friars. So great was the this cardinal's reputation as a mediator that he was called the *the Angel of Peace*. **************** 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] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%