Today, 25 July, is the feast of ...
* James the Greater, apostle (c. 44) - he was 'greater' than James the
Less, because he (J the G) was older; although beheaded in Jerusalem (cf
*Acts* 12,2), his remains were eventually translated to Compostela (Pope
Leo XIII referred to these as authentic in 1884)
* Christopher, martyr (date unknown) - patron of travellers
* Thea, Valentina and Paul, martyrs (308) - the two women were tortured
and burned to death in Gaza; Paul, at the same place and on the same day,
was beheaded
* Magnericus, bishop of Trier (596) - had a great devotion to Martin of
Tours
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Carolyn Muessig
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