Today, 22 July, is the feast of ...
* Mary Magdalene (first century)
- moderately famous supposed ex-harlot turned preacher
* Joseph of Palestine (c. 356)
- authorized by Constantine to build churches throughout Galilee,
particularly in Jewish towns; Baronius added his name to the Roman
Martyrology, but there appears never to have been a cult to him
* Wandregisilus or Wandrille, abbot (668)
- yet another chastely married-turned-abbatial type
* Benno, bishop of Osnabruck (1088)
- caught up in the crisis between Gregory VII and Henry IV
* Philip Evans and John Lloyd, martyrs (1679)
- very well treated while awaiting execution; in fact, Philip
refused to hear the sherrif's announcement of the details of the execution
until he finished playing a game of tennis; between that time and the
execution, he spent some time playing his harp
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George Ferzoco
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