Today, 26 December, is the feast of ...
* Stephen, protomartyr (c. 33)
- portrayed in art as holding the palm of martyrdom, and one or more
stones
* Dionysius, pope (269)
- a Calabrian, as pope he subdivided the parishes of Rome, and constituted
parishes outside its walls
* Marinus, martyr (283)
- a Roman senator, he was placed on a rack and torn with hooks before
being placed on a gridiron, where the fire was extinguished by a heavenly
dew; he was then thrown to the beasts, but they lost their appetite at his
arrival; brought to worship the gods, the idols fell and were broken; only
then did they decide to cut off his head
* Zeno, bishop of Majuma (fourth century)
* Zosimus, pope (418)
- remembered mainly for theological disputes that arose during his papacy
but which remained unresolved until after his death
* Jarlath, confessor (c. 560)
- bishop of Tuam (Ireland)
* Ildefonsus, confessor (667)
- after a time as abbot of Agali, he became bishop of Toledo; among his
works was a treatise written in opposition to those who taught that Mary
was the real wife of Joseph, and bore him children after the birth of
Jesus
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Carolyn Muessig
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On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
A Partridge in a Pear Tree
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