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15th JULY: ST SWITHIN
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1. Saint Swithin, the holy confessor, was born beside Winchester in the time of Saint Egbert, king. Elmeston, that was at that time Bishop of Winchester, encouraged him to be ordained priest.
He became then so holy in living.. #StSwithinsDay
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1. Saint Swithin, the holy confessor, was born beside Winchester in the time of Saint Egbert, king. Elmeston, that was at that time Bishop of Winchester, encouraged him to be ordained priest.
He became then so holy in living.. #StSwithinsDay
2. that King Egbert set Ethulf his son and heir under his guiding, and prayed him to take heed to him that he might be brought up virtuously.
And within short time after the king died, and his son Ethult was made king after him. And he guided this land full well and wisely
And within short time after the king died, and his son Ethult was made king after him. And he guided this land full well and wisely
3. through the counsel of Saint Swithin.
And when Elmeston the Bishop of Winchester was dead, Swithin was made Bishop there after him, whereof the people were full glad, and by his holy living he caused the people to live virtuously. And if any church fell down, or was in decay
And when Elmeston the Bishop of Winchester was dead, Swithin was made Bishop there after him, whereof the people were full glad, and by his holy living he caused the people to live virtuously. And if any church fell down, or was in decay
ST VITUS, MARTYR; FEAST JUNE 15
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1. St Vitus appears in early lists of Christian martyrs, and probably died during the persecution of Diocletian, which reached its climax in 303.
He is a patron saint of Prague, actors,
#StVitus #Christianity #FourteenHolyHelpers
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1. St Vitus appears in early lists of Christian martyrs, and probably died during the persecution of Diocletian, which reached its climax in 303.
He is a patron saint of Prague, actors,
#StVitus #Christianity #FourteenHolyHelpers
2. and his intercession has been invoked against snake bites and sleeplessness. Chiefly, though, he has been associated with St Vitus’s Dance.
Historically this term has been used to describe nervous disorders involving rapid, jerky, involuntary movements;
#insomnia #sleep
Historically this term has been used to describe nervous disorders involving rapid, jerky, involuntary movements;
#insomnia #sleep
3. it has also been applied to epilepsy. Today, St Vitus’s Dance is more austerely defined as Sydenham’s Chorea, a disease which induces grimacing and jerking in children and pregnant women, and which is often linked to rheumatic fever.
Tradition relates that Vitus
#epilepsy
Tradition relates that Vitus
#epilepsy
