Today, 13 April, is the feast of ...
Hermenegild, martyr (585): Gregory the Great attributed the conversion of
the whole of Visigothic Spain to Hermenegild. However, Hermenegild owed
his conversion from Arianism to Catholicism to his wife Ingunda.
Carpus, Papylus and Agathonice, martyrs (170 or 250)
Martius, or Mars, abbot (530): The memory of Martius, abbot of Clermont,
has been preserved by Gregory of Tours whose father had been cured by him
of a fever.
Ida of Boulogne, widow (1113): Ida prayed ardently for the success of the
First Crusade. While she was praying for the safety of her son Godfrey of
Bouillon, it was revealed to her that at that very moment he was making
his victorious entry into Jerusalem.
James of Certaldo, abbot (1292): Camaldolese monk whose devotion so
strongly affected his father that he resigned his property to two other
sons to enter the monastery where James was abbot.
Ida of Louvain, Cistercian nun (1300): Received the stigmata. She was well
know for her ecstasies and miracles. A fragrant perfume was often
perceived by those who came near her.
Margaret of Citta-DI-Castello, Dominican tertiary (1320): Educator of
children. Among other things she taught them the psalms which in spite of
her blindness she had learnt by heart. When at prayer she was frequently
raised a foot or more from the ground.
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Carolyn Muessig
Department of Theology and Religious Studies
University of Bristol
Bristol BS8 1TB
UK
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