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Today, 6 September, is the feast of ... * Donatian, Laetus and others, bishops and martyrs (c. 484) - victims of the Arian king of the Vandals, Huneric * Eleutherius, abbot (sixth century) - lived for many years in Gregory the Great's monastery at Rome (see *Dialogues*, bk 3, ch. 33) * Chainoaldus or Cagnou or Cagnoald, bishop of Laon (c. 633) - accompanied St Columban on his travels; was present at the Council of Reims in 630 * Bega or Bee, virgin (seventh century) - the promontory in Northumbria on which she lived is known as St Bee's Head * Bertrand de Garrigues (c. 1230) - one of the earliest followers of Dominic; prior provincial of Provence; when asked why he rarely celebrated requiem masses, he replied: 'we are certain of the salvation of the holy souls, but of the end of ourselves and other sinners we are not certain'; according to Bernard Gui, he was 'the very image of the blessed Dominic' * Peregrine of Falerone (1240) - quit being a student at Bologna and joined Francis of Assisi as a lay brother * Liberato da Loro (1258?) - not much known of him; supposedly a Franciscan, he apparently lived as a contemplative and a hermit * Sante da Monte Fabri (1390) - celebrated by Franciscans along with Peregrine and Liberato, he became a lay brother after having killed a man ******************* 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] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%