Archive for October 27, 2018
St. Alfred the Great
Reign: 23 April 871 – 26 October 899 Predecessor: Æthelred Successor Edward the Elder Born: 849 Wantage, Berkshire Died: 26 October 899 (around age 50) Winchester Burial: c. 1100 Hyde Abbey, Winchester, Hampshire, now lost Spouse: Ealhswith Issue: Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians Edward, King of Wessex Æthelgifu, abbess of Shaftesbury Æthelweard of Wessex Ælfthryth, […]
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Prayer to Pope St. Evaristus
O Eternal Shepherd, who appointed blessed Evaristus shepherd of the whole Church, let the prayers of this martyr and supreme pontiff move You to look with favor upon Your flock and to keep it under Your continual protection. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of […]
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Pope St. Evaristus
Papacy began: c. 99 Papacy ended: c. 107 Predecessor Clement I Successor: Alexander I Birth name: Evaristus or Aristus Born: 17 April 44 Bethlehem, Judea Died: c. 107 Rome, Roman Empire Feast day: 26 October Saint Evaristus succeeded Saint Anacletus on the throne of Saint Peter, elected during the second general persecution, under the reign […]
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