Feast of St. William of Æbelholt

Feast of St. William of Æbelholt, French Missionary & Abbot. Born in Paris, ordained subdeacon, 42nd abbot of Saint-Germain-des-Prés at Paris, received a prebend in the church of Sainte-Geneviève-du-Mont. Abbot of canonry of St. Thomas at Eskilsø, then abbot at Æbelholt, Denmark.

Feast of St. William of Æbelholt

Feast of St. William of Æbelholt, French Missionary & Abbot. Born in Paris, ordained subdeacon, 42nd abbot of Saint-Germain-des-Prés at Paris, received a prebend in the church of Sainte-Geneviève-du-Mont. Abbot of canonry of St. Thomas at Eskilsø, then abbot at Æbelholt, Denmark.

Feast of St. Benedict the Moor

Feast of St. Benedict the Moor, Italian Franciscan lay brother. Although illiterate, he became the Master of novices and later Guardian of the community in his Franciscan Friary. Patron of African missions, African Americans, black missions, Palermo and San Fratello, Sicily.