16 December – Saint Eusebius of Vercelli

Modern Hagiography Saint Eusebius of Vercelli has multiple feast days.  The traditional feast, today, is not the day of his death, which was August 1st, and his modern feast day is August 2nd.  December 16th is the approximate date of his elevation as bishop. Bibliotheca Sanctorum Roman Martyrology – 2 August, 16 December Sanctorale CatholicumContinue reading “16 December – Saint Eusebius of Vercelli”

16 December – Saint Adelaide of Italy

Modern Hagiography Bibliotheca Sanctorum Martyrologium Romanum Sanctorale Catholicum Dictionary of Saintly Women Lives of the Saints by Sabine Baring-Gould. La vie des saints Great Wives and Mothers by Hugh Francis Blunt. Tradition in Action Medieval Hagiography The Life of Saint Adelaide by Odilo of Cluny (in German translation) / Epitaph in English Translation Writings byContinue reading “16 December – Saint Adelaide of Italy”