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Today, 21 December, is the feast of ... * Thomas, apostle and martyr (first century) - of doubting fame, he in fact was the first to declare explicitly the divinity of Christ; officially known as the apostle of India, where he supposedly went and preached * Themistocles, martyr in Lycia(c. 249) * Glycerius, martyr in Nicomedia (303) * Severinus, bishop of Treves (fourth century) * Anastasius, martyr (609) - second patriarch of Antioch of this name, he was murdered during a Jewish uprising, which in turn was suppressed with great violence * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dr Carolyn Muessig Department of Theology and Religious Studies University of Bristol Bristol BS8 1TB UK phone: +44(0)117-928-8168 fax: +44(0)117-929-7850 e-mail: [log in to unmask]