Today, 18 July, is the feast of ...
* Symphorosa and her seven sons, martyrs (date unknown) - the Roman
emperor Hadrian was told by an oracle that his new palace in Tivoli would
endure only if these local people would sacrifice to the gods; when they
refused, they were killed in succession, each in a different manner
* Pambo (c. 390) - one of the founders of the Nitrian group of monasteries
in the Egyptian desert; he died while weaving a basket, which was taken
away as a relic
* Philastrius, bishop of Brescia (before 397) - wrote a catalogue of 128
heresies
* Arnulf or Arnoul, bishop of Metz (c. 643) - his descendants included the
kings of France
* Frederick, bishop of Utrecht, martyr (838) - after celebrating mass, he
was killed by two assassins, supposedly sent by empress Judith
* Bruno, bishop of Segni (1123) - prolific scriptural commentator;
maintained that sacraments administered by bishops or priests who had been
guilty of simony were invalid
Carolyn Muessig
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