Today, 23 June, is the feast of ...
* Agrippina, virgin and martyr (262?) - invoked against evil spirits,
leprosy and thunderstorms
* Etheldreda or Audrey, abbess of Ely, widow (679)\ - the word *tawdry*,
a corruption of *Saint Audrey*, was originally applied to the cheap
necklaces and other trinkets sold at St Audrey's great annual fair
* Lietbertus or Libert, bishop of Cambrai (1076) - to console himself
after an unsuccessful attempt at travelling to Jerusalem, he built a
monastery and church in Cambrai, dedicating them to the Holy Sepulchre
* Peter of Jully (1136) - was chaplain to a convent which had as its
prioress St Bernard's sister, Humbelina
* Lanfranc, bishop of Pavia (1194) - this is NOT Lanfranc of Canterbury,
who was born in Pavia; THIS Lanfranc had ceaseless disputes with local
authorities, and had to take refuge at least once in a nearby
Vallombrosan monastery (San Sepolcro)
* Marie d'Oignies (1213) - her *vita* was written by Jacques de Vitry,
who had been her confessor and disciple.
* Thomas Corsini (1345) - joined the Servites after he had repeated
visions of Mary, inviting him to fight under her banner
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Dr Carolyn Muessig
Department of Theology and Religious Studies
University of Bristol
Bristol BS8 1TB
UK
phone: +44(0)117-928-8168
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