C
St. Chrysolius
A
St. Augulus
A shepherd who stayed with his people through hard times.
February 7
Not verified yet
Bishop
Thin entry · the 1897 book gives only 56 words. We have not filled the gap with invented detail.
Of this Irish saint and bishop, who left his native land and died at Peronne, nothing is known. His acts have been lost. Yet, at one time he must have been famous, for many churches are dedicated to him.
Learn from the kind of life it was. A shepherd who stayed with his people through hard times.
Keep their day. Remember them on February 7 with a short prayer, and ask for their help.
Of this Irish saint and bishop, who left his native land and died at Peronne, nothing is known. His acts have been lost. Yet, at one time he must have been famous, for many churches are dedicated to him. He is sometimes called Medan. In the revelations of S. Fursey, reference is made to S. Meldan.
Feast: February 7
One short email a day for nine days. The day's prayer, a line from St. Meldan's story, and a nudge to keep going.
From Sabine Baring-Gould, The Lives of the Saints, new edition in 16 vols. (London: John C. Nimmo, 1897), digitized text from Project Gutenberg. Public domain.
From Sabine Baring-Gould, The Lives of the Saints, new edition in 16 vols. (London: John C. Nimmo, 1897), digitized text from Project Gutenberg. Public domain in the United States. Reproduced unedited, except for short bracketed notes in grey that we added to explain names and terms (“S.” is the old abbreviation for Saint). Some history and judgments reflect 19th-century scholarship.