Today, 29 August, is the feast of ...
* Beheading of John the Baptist (c. 30) - the martyrology of Jerome twins
this feast with that of Eliseus, following the belief that both men were
buried at Sebaste (near Jerusalem)
* Sabina, martyr (date unknown) - according to the sixth century passio,
she was a widow who was converted to Christianity by her Syrian servant
Serapia
* Medericus or Merry, abbot (c. 700) - twice left the monastery to live as
a hermit
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Carolyn Muessig
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