On the Kalendar: Ursula and her Companions, Martyrs — 21 October

Posted by petrus, on October 19th, 2020
October from Les Petites Heures d'Anne de Bretagne

“October”, kalendar page from Les Petites Heures d’Anne de Bretagne (The Little Hours of Queen Anne of Bretagne), by the Maître des Triomphes de Pétrarque. From Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France).

According to tradition, Urusula was the daughter of King Dionotus of Dumnonia in southwest Britain. Sent by her father to . . . → Read More: On the Kalendar: Ursula and her Companions, Martyrs — 21 October

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Saint Frideswide

Posted by petrus, on October 19th, 2020
St Frideswide

The Legend of St Frideswide

O God, who didst endue with heavenly grace thy servant Saint Frideswide: Mercifully grant that we, who commemorate her life of charity and holiness, may be fruitful in good works, and attain by thy grace to the reward of the poor in spirit; through Jesus Christ our Lord. . . . → Read More: Saint Frideswide

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