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Saints du Jour
Alright, on this second day of March, we've got to catch up from last night.
March 1st:
Saint Albinus, born 469
Saint Al grew up in a wealthy household. He ended up being a Bishop in Angers. He was a big opponent of consanguinary marriages of the first degree, a custom apparently popular among the Franks back then. It was through his efforts that the standards of public morality were raised.
Now, I know consanguine means sharing an ancestor. I'm going to assume that "consanguiary marriages of the first degree" means marrying someone in your immediate family. Initial research did not yield clear results. I wonder what France would have become had folks continued to marry their syblings?
He also had a reputation for a few miracles. He once killed a man...with his breath. The man he killed was a prison guard who was mistreating a woman in debtor's prison. Yes, the prison guard died of Holy Death Breath.
St. Albinus was blessed with good fortune, it is clear. If only that holy benefit was bestowed upon all those Christians who fought in the Crusades. Holy Death Breath would have been a clear advantage over the muslims.
He also freed a bunch of wailing, suffering prisoners who were serving time in some stronghold. He beseached the magistrate to let them free. The magistrate refused and a landslide occurred, opening a way for the prisoners to escape. They followed Saint Al to a church, and thenceforth led more reputable, faithful lives.
March 2nd:
St. Chad (d 672)
Besides sounding like a Bishop who should be dressed in preppy attire, he had a penchant for imitating the apostles and walking around on foot. He eventually died of the plague. A week before he died, a concert of music was heard above his living quarters. Saint Albinus said it was angels. I think it was someone who owns a time machine who read this passage and then travelled back with an iPod and some speakers.
March 1st:
Saint Albinus, born 469
Saint Al grew up in a wealthy household. He ended up being a Bishop in Angers. He was a big opponent of consanguinary marriages of the first degree, a custom apparently popular among the Franks back then. It was through his efforts that the standards of public morality were raised.
Now, I know consanguine means sharing an ancestor. I'm going to assume that "consanguiary marriages of the first degree" means marrying someone in your immediate family. Initial research did not yield clear results. I wonder what France would have become had folks continued to marry their syblings?
He also had a reputation for a few miracles. He once killed a man...with his breath. The man he killed was a prison guard who was mistreating a woman in debtor's prison. Yes, the prison guard died of Holy Death Breath.
St. Albinus was blessed with good fortune, it is clear. If only that holy benefit was bestowed upon all those Christians who fought in the Crusades. Holy Death Breath would have been a clear advantage over the muslims.
He also freed a bunch of wailing, suffering prisoners who were serving time in some stronghold. He beseached the magistrate to let them free. The magistrate refused and a landslide occurred, opening a way for the prisoners to escape. They followed Saint Al to a church, and thenceforth led more reputable, faithful lives.
March 2nd:
St. Chad (d 672)
Besides sounding like a Bishop who should be dressed in preppy attire, he had a penchant for imitating the apostles and walking around on foot. He eventually died of the plague. A week before he died, a concert of music was heard above his living quarters. Saint Albinus said it was angels. I think it was someone who owns a time machine who read this passage and then travelled back with an iPod and some speakers.