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Saint of the Day – 20 October – Saint Acca (c 660-742)

Saint of the Day – 20 October – Saint Acca (c 660-742) Bishop, Abbot, Missionary, Theologian, Musician – born in c 660 in Northumbria, England and died on 20 October 742 at Whithorn, Galloway, Scotland of natural causes.   Patronage – learning.

During his youth, St Acca first served in the household of Bosa, the future Bishop of York and a student of St Wildrid.   After meeting St Wilfrid (c…

Mater Admirabilis / Mother Most Admirable (1844) – 20 October:Mater Admirabilis is a fresco depicting the Virgin Mary, in the Monastery of the Trinità dei Monti, in Rome. It was painted by a young French artist, Pauline Perdrau and has been associated with several…

Dedication of the Abbey of Our Lady, Pontigny, France (1114, Feast of Mater Admirabilis / Mother Most Admirable (1844) and Memorials of the Saints – 20 October

Mater Admirabilis / Mother Most Admirable (1844) – 20 October: Mater Admirabilis is a fresco depicting the Virgin Mary, in the Monastery of the Trinità dei Monti, in Rome. It was painted by a young French artist, Pauline Perdrau and has been associated with several miracles. In 1844, a generation after the Society of the Sacred Heart was founded, Pauline Perdrau, a young novice, took it upon…

Dedication of the Abbey of Our Lady, Pontigny, France (1114) and Memorials of the Saints – 20 October

Dedication of the Abbey of Our Lady, Pontigny, France (1114) – 20 October: The Abbot Orsini wrote: “The Dedication of the Church of Pontigny, four leagues from Auxerre, under the title of Our Lady. This Abbey was founded in 1114 by Thibaud, Count of Champagne.” The former abbey of Pontigny is nestled in the Serein valley in the north of Burgundy, and is one of the oldest sites of the Cistercian…

Twenty Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C +2019, World Mission Sunday and Memorials of the Saints – 20 October

Twenty Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C +2019 World Mission Sunday

St Acca (c 660-742) St Adelina St Aderald St Aidan of Mayo St Andrew of Crete St Artemius Megalomartyr St Barsabias St Bernard of Bagnorea St Bradan St Caprasius of Agen Blesseds Daudi Okello (c 1902 -1918) & Jildo Irwa (c 1906.-1918) – Martyrs Biography here: https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2017/10/20/saints-of-the-day-20-octob…