Feast of St. Matilda, wife, King Henry I of Germany. Buried in St. Servatius Church, Quedlinburg Abbey. Patron parents of large families.
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Feast of St. Ansovinus
Feast of St. Ansovinus, Bishop & confessor of Frankish Emperor Louis the Pious. Patron of gardeners, invoked for good harvests. Died 840.
Feast of St. Mura McFeredach
Feast of St. Mura McFeredach, Irish abbot and disciple of St. Columba. Patron of Fahan in County Derry. Ireland. Died 645.
Feast of St. Sophronius of Jerusalem
Feast of St. Sophronius of Jerusalem, monk, theologian, & Patriarch. Composed 23 anacreontic odes on the feasts of the church. Died 638.
Feast of St. Droctoveus
Feast of St. Droctoveus, monk and then abbot of St. Symphian Abbey at Autun, France. Disciple of St. Germanus of Paris. Died 580.
Feast of St. Catherine of Bologna
Feast of St. Catherine of Bologna, Italian artist, founder, abbess, cloistered nun of The Poor Clares. Patron of artists. Died 1463.
Feast of St. Vincent Kadlubek
Feast of St. Vincent Kadlubek, Cistercian Bishop of Cracow. Author, Chronicles of the Kings and Princes of Poland. Patron of Sandomierz.
Feast of St. Drausinus of Soissons
Feast of St. Drausinus of Soissons, bishop and founder. Built monastery, 2 churches, and convent at Soissons. Patron of champions.
Feast of St. Piran
Feast of St. Piran, hermit near Padstow in Cornwall. Patron of Tin miners, Cornwall. St. Piran’s Day is the national day of Cornwall.
Feast of St. Casimir of Poland
Feast of St. Casimir of Poland, crown prince of the Kingdom of Poland. Patron of Lithuania, Poland, youth, Knights of St. John. Died 1483.