Today, 24 November, is the feast of ...
* Chrysogonus, martyr (c. 304?)
- named in canon of the Roman Mass, this Roman official
became spiritual father of St Anastasia; may have been
martyred in Aquileia
* Colman of Cloyne, bishop (sixth century)
- poet and royal bard, he was converted in his late 40s by
St Brendan; taught the boy Columba to read
* Flora and Mary, virgins and martyrs (851)
- Flora was daughter of a Muslim father, but raised
secretly in the Christian faith of her mother; Mary was
sister of a deacon; they were beheaded together; their
intercession was credited for the release of St Eulogius
and other Christians from prison
* John of the Cross (1591)
- born near Avila, he considered joining the Carthusians
but was led by St Teresa to become a Carmelite; eventually
he founded the Institute of Discalced (Bare-Footed)
Carmelites, approved in 1580 by pope Gregory XIII; author
of outstanding works on mystical theology and prayer,
declared Doctor in 1926 (I am sure that our excellent Carmelite scholars
on the list have something to add!)
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Carolyn Muessig
Department of Theology and Religious Studies
University of Bristol
3 Woodland Road
Bristol BS8 1TB
UK
fax: +44.117.929.7850
phone: +44.117.928.8168
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