Today, 24 April, is the feast of ...
Ivo, bishop (no date): Since before 1281, Ivo has been regarded as the
patron of Saint Ive, near Liskeard in east Cornwall.
Mellitus, archbishop of Canterbury (624): Was a Roman abbot whom Pope
Gregory the Great sent to England in 601 as the head of a second band of
missionaries to assist St Augustine.
Egbert, bishop (729): By his patient reasoning, he convinced the monks of
Iona to accept the Roman use in regard to the great paschal controversy.
William Firmatus, hermit (1090): Animals played a great role in William's
life, in particular an ape and a boar. William was converted to the
religious life after having a dream in which he saw an ape sitting upon a
money chest. He interpreted this ape as a symbol for his tendency to
avarice. William, like many other saints, had a great power over animals.
In fact he was able to convert a destructive boar into a tame and
God-fearing animal by making the boar fast for twenty-four hours.
Carolyn Muessig
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