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	St. Afra
		Afra was given over as a prostitute to the service of the goddess by her own mother Hilaria, or Hilara.
		To the same narrative clearly belongs the conclusion of the story of Afra's martyrdom, in which mention is made of the mother and three handmaidens of Afra (Digna, Eunomia or Eumenia, and Eutropia or Euprepia), who, after the remains of the martyr were placed in the tomb, themselves suffered martyrdom by fire.
		In this narrative Afra alone is mentioned, and there is no trace of those exaggerations and fantastic embellishments which characterize the later legends of the martyrs.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/a/afra,saint.html (666 words)

	Saint Afra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Saint Afra (died 304), allegedly originally a courtesan in Augsburg, sheltered the bishop who had converted her.
		The authorities of the Diocletian persecution condemned her to burn alive, then burnt her mother Saint Hilaria[?] and her maids Ligna, Eunonia and Eutropia as they interred her in a vault.
		The feast of Saint Afra occurs on 5 August.
	www.termsdefined.net /sa/saint-afra.html (165 words)

	Catholic Encyclopedia: Augsburg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		According to the acts of the martyrdom of Saint Afra, who with her handmaids suffered at the stake for Christ, there existed in Augsburg, early in the fourth century, a Christian community under Bishop Narcissus; Saint Dionysius, uncle of Saint Afra, is mentioned as his Successor.
		The See of Augsburg reached the period of its greatest splendor under Saint Ulrich (923-973); he raised the standard of training and discipline among the clergy by the reformation of existing schools and the establishment of new ones, and by canonical visitations and synods; he provided for the poor, and rebuilt decayed churches and monasteries.
		Thus the Poor School Sisters have charge of the studies in 19 schools, the Franciscans in 35, the Dominican nuns in 11, the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Ursberg in 3; the English Ladies are excellent teachers for the higher education of women, and conduct 11 institutes for girls.
	www.catholic-forum.com /Saints/cea00001.htm (3955 words)

	The Merician Museum
		Angela Merici's religious spirit would always be marked by the character of the saint of Assisi, such as the integrity of faith and obedience to the Church, the mission of peace and a life of penance, of poverty, and of charity.
		Saint Catherine is shown on her knees, receiving a nuptial ring from the child Jesus, who is on the Madonna’s lap.
		Burial was delayed by a dispute between the clergy of Saint Afra and of the cathedral.
	www.angelamerici.it /Inglese/Museo/Htm/Museo_in.htm (4187 words)

	Saints of August 5 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Saint Afra was probably a martyr during the Diocletian persecution at Augsburg, Germany.
		Saint Peter, as is sometimes claimed, he was the apostle and first bishop of Châlons at the end of the 3rd century.
		Saint Gregory of Tours relates that as he was travelling through Châlons, his servant fell dangerously ill. Gregory prostrated himself in prayer on his servant's behalf in front of the tomb of Saint Memmius.
	www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/0805.htm (1789 words)

	SAINT AFRA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Afra possibly operated a brothel in Augsburg or served as a prostitute in the temple of Venus, living with her mother, Hilaria, and serving women Eunomia, Eutropia, and Digna.
		Afra and her household were baptized, and her uncle Dionysius was ordained as a bishop.
		Arrested, Afra was burned to death, tied to a tree on the small island of Lech.
	www.thesacredheart.com /sts/sa0113.htm (198 words)

	Saints of May 24
		Lanfranc's opposition to the proposed marriage of Duke William of Normandy to Matilda of Flanders in 1053 caused William to draw up a decree of exile, but the two were reconciled, and Lanfranc became a close adviser of the duke and secured a papal dispensation for the marriage in 1059.
		Saint Norbert.) He is venerated in Caen, Bec, and Canterbury (Roeder).
		Saint Robert Bellarmine, they were not quoted by Vatican II or the new Catechism of the Catholic Church (Benedictines, Farmer).
	www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/0524.htm (1485 words)

	Angela Merici - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		She is buried in the Church of St. Afra at Brescia and her Catholic feast day is January 27.
		Before the revision of the calendar of saints following the Second Vatican Council, her feast day was May 31, but moved to June 1 in 1954 when Pope Pius XII instituted the feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen.
		After trips to many places including the Holy Land and Rome, in 1535, she and some of her friends founded the Order of Ursulines in Italy, named for its patron saint, Saint Ursula, a martyr.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Angela_Merici (278 words)

	Angela Merici: a great Saint and a great citizen of Desenzano
		Angela’s youth was embittered by the loss of her sister, to whom hagiographic tradition connects a vision of the Saint, and by the loss of both of her parents.
		In 1962 St. Angela Merici was proclaimed the principal patron of Desenzano by a decree of the Sacred Congregation of Rites.
		Gabriele Cozzano was the chancellor, that is the secretary of Saint Angela and Protector of the Society.
	www.onde.net /desenzano/citta/santangela/mostra-eng.htm (2799 words)

	Kevin Gunn's "Lives of the Saints" : Fool Moon
		Saint Drithelm was a married and pious layman who nearly died in an epidemic in 696.
		What happened was that while Saint Drithelm was sick, he had a near death experience in which “a man with a shining countenance and bright garment” led him to Purgatory, Hell, and to the very gates of Heaven.
		One of Saint Drithelm’s favorite pastimes was to break the ice on the frozen river Tweed and then try to stay underwater for the length of time that it would take to recite a prayer or a psalm.
	foolmoon.com /showflat.php?Number=268442 (1711 words)

	Holidays and Festivals - Saints to St Augustine
		Cults have sprung up around many of the saints, and pilgrims may travel to the location of a saint's death or where miracles were supposed to have taken place.
		There are legends about many of the saints, often about miraculous ways in which they were unharmed by attempts at execution, and yet the executioners usually had their way in the end.
		Patron saint of the illiterate, the poor, and of Portugal.
	www.shagtown.com /days/saints.html (782 words)

	[Goanet]Re: Fr Vaz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		What I wrote was: If Goans and Sri Lankans want Fr Vaz to be a Saint, they will have to stop going to church.
		Afra Dias Hi Goanetters, Fact of the matter is that, the below is true.
		Poor men (boys from poor families) were not allowed to join the priesthood Afra Dias.
	www.mail-archive.com /goanet@goanet.org/msg21701.html (119 words)

	Patron Saints Index: Saint Afra
		He converted them, and Afra devoted herself to working with the poor.
		When her mother, Hilaria, and the servants Digna, Eunomia and Eprepria went to inter her burned remains in a sepulchre, they were caught by the authorities.
		The four of them were ordered to make the same sacrifice that Afra had refused.
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/sainta63.htm (95 words)

	Saint Phalle -- Assistance and Offers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		August 12 Today is the feast day of Saint Hilaria, Madame, mother of Saint Afra, Prostitute.
		March Of The Saint Lyrics by Armored Saint submitted by AleClick here to view the tab...
		The weblog of Peter Saint-Andre, patron saint of Jabber and sometime poet, philosopher, and musician...
	www.healthykidsplanet.com /extra/172/saint-phalle.html (290 words)

	Catholic Saints
		Saint Agatho, Pope, The Letter of Agatho, Pope of Old Rome, to the Emperor
		Saint Agatho, Pope, The Letter of Agatho and of the Roman Synod of 125 Bishops
		Saint Agnes of Montepulciano OP Saint Agnes of Montepulciano OP Saint Agnes of Montepulciano OP Saint Agnes of Rome
	www.catholiclinks.org /santosisantosA.htm (59 words)

	Opera Directory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Top :: Society :: Religion and Spirituality :: Christianity :: People :: Saints :: A :: Saint Afra
		About St. Afra, but most of the juicy details given here are from unreliable legends written 500 years or more after the saint's death.
		Medieval music in devotion to, and recordings issued on the millennium of the death of, St. Adalbert.
	portal.opera.com /web/?cat=279861 (108 words)

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