Today, 19 August, is the feast of ...
Andrew the Tribune, martyr (300): Andrew was a captain under Antiochus in
the army of Galerius. During a battle against the Persians, Andrew called
on the name of Christ and told his men to do the same, and thereby won the
battle. As a result of the victory, Andrew decided to become a Christian.
Timothy, Agapius, and Thecla, martyrs (304): Martyred during the reign of
Diocletian.
Sixtus III, pope (440): Sixtus restored many buildings in Rome, perhaps
the most famous is the church S Maria Maggiore.
Mochta, abbot (535): It is recorded that he never uttered a false word and
that he never ate a morsel of fat. It is also recorded that he lived for
three hundred years (perhaps low fat diets are worth following).
Bertulf, abbot (640): Originally a monk at Luxeuil, Bertulf succeeded
Columban as abbot of Bobbio.
Sebald (eighth century?): Among the miracles attributed to him are using
icicles to heat a cold cabin, restoring sight to a blind man, and causing
a heckler to be swallowed up by the earth.
Louis of Anjou, bishop of Toulouse (1297): Grand-nephew of Louis IX of
France. Pope John XXII canonized him at Avignon in 1317, at which ceremony
Louis's mother was present. (Are there any other saints whose parents were
present at their canonizations?)
Emily of Vercelli, Dominican nun (1314): Emily was elected prioress,
against her will, to the convent that her father had built especially for
her.
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Carolyn Muessig
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