Re: CHAT: September 17th
| From: | Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, September 17, 2003, 14:40 |
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On Wed, Sep 17, 2003 at 07:23:44AM -0700, Stone Gordonssen wrote:
> I actually read something about Catholic Saints while doing some rsarch on
> Vodou. Heldegard is not the patron saint of linguists/linguopiles, but I
> can't remember who was other than he was rather obscure (shown often as an
> old man bent over a desk writing). Drat.
That'd most likely be be Gottschalk. Prince of the Wends, Son of
Udo Prince of the Abrodites, martyred 1066-06-07, whence June 7 is
his memorial feast day.
Catholic Encyclopædia entry here: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06681a.htm
-Mark