medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
John Dillon wrote:
> On Friday, June 20, 2008, at 12:32 am, I wrote:
>
>> Today (20. June) is the feast day of:
>>
>> 1) Alban of England (d. ca. 304?).
>
> Not according to the Roman Martyology (2001, rev. 2004), which
> follows the usual medieval practice of celebrating A. on 22. June and
> which, for reasons of convenience (standardization plus the provision
> of more saints than are present on lists based on other calendars),
> ordinarily furnishes the dates of commemoration followed by this
> list's "saints of the day. For some reason now unclear I used
> another day for A. in 2007, whose "saints of the day" for 20. June
> then served as the base for this year's iteration.
Alban was shifted in 1969 to 20th June for Local Observance by the Roman
Catholic Church in England and Wales - and presumably dropped elsewhere.
John Briggs
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