Today, 9 July, is the feast of ...
* Everild, virgin (c. 700) - St Wilfrid gave her and two companions land
near York, where they established a thriving community
* Giovanna Scopelli (of Reggio), virgin (1491) - cured people with
physical illnesses and heretical views
* John Fisher and Thomas More, martyrs (1535) - most renowned victims of
Henry VIII
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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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