I realise that a simple typo changed Paulinus of Nola's 33 poems into 32
letters... but for those who don't know the chap, I feel bound to point it
out...
Bruce McClintock
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From: "CA Muessig" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "medieval-religion" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, 22 June 2000 4:28
Subject: FEAST 22 JUNE
> Today, 22 June, is the feast of ...
>
> * Alban, martyr (?) - protomartyr of the island of Britain; feast kept
> on this day throughout England and Wales, except in the diocese of
> Brentwood (23 June)
>
> * Nicetas, bishop of Remesiana (c. 414) - Baronius mistakenly
> transferred the commemoration, when he revised the martyrology, from
> this date to 7 January; there, it is written: 'In Dacia of St Nicetas,
> Bishop, who by his preaching made nations mild and gentle that before
> were barbarous and savage'
>
> * Paulinus, bishop of Nola (431) - studied under Ausonius; of his
> numerous writings, only 32 letters, 51 letters and a few fragments have
> survived
>
> * Eberhard, archbishop of Salzburg (1164) - in the struggle between
> Frederick Barbarossa and pope Alexander III, Eberhard was one of a small
> number of German dignitaries who refused to recognize the antipope
> Victor IV
>
> * Innocent V, pope (1277) - the first Dominican pope; his cult is
> limited to the Dominican order
>
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> University of Bristol
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