Today, 11 August, is the feast of ...
* Tiburtius and Susanna, martyrs (third century?) - Tiburtius walked
over hot coals to prove the power of his faith, but this was treated as
a magic stunt, and he was beheaded; so to was Susanna, on a separate
occasion
* Alexander the Charcoal-Burner, bishop of Comana, martyr (275?) -
patron of charcoal-burners
* Equitius, abbot (c. 560) - described in some detail by Gregory the
Great; buried in church of St Laurence in L'Aquila
* Blaan or Blane, bishop (c. 590?) - when the church lights went out
during night office, he struck a fire from his own fingernails
* Attracta or Araght, virgin (sixth century?) - patron of diocese of
Achonry
* Lelia, virgin (sixth century?) - commemorated in diocese of Limerick
* Gaugericus or Gery, bishop of Cambrai (c. 625) - founded monastery of
St Medard at Cambrai
* Gerard of Gallinaro and companions (date unknown) - English pilgrims
to shrine of St Michael at Monte Gargano
* Peter Favre (1546) - senior of the first companions of Ignatius Loyola
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Dr Carolyn Muessig
Department of Theology and Religious Studies
University of Bristol
Bristol BS8 1TB
UK
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