Friday Basics

Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter

Optional Memorial of St. Bede the Venerable, priest and doctor; St. Gregory VII, pope; St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, virgin; Bl. Louis-Zephirin Moreau, bishop

Today in Catholic History:

1085 Pope Gregory VII died in Salerno (b. ca. 1020/1025).

1261 Pope Alexander IV died (b. ca. 1199).

1879 Saint Patrick's Cathedral in New York City was dedicated.

Birthdays:

1606 - Charles Garnier, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1649)

1725 - Samuel Ward, American politician (d. 1776)

1887 - St. Pio of Pietrelcina, (d. 1968)

1898 - Bennett Cerf, American publisher, TV personality (d. 1971)

1921 - Hal David, American lyricist and songwriter

1925 - Jeanne Crain, American actress (d. 2003)

1929 - Beverly Sills, American soprano

1939 - Dixie Carter, American actress

1993 - Dilley sextuplets, American sextuplets

In the Blogosphere:

Julie D.'s Birthday at Happy Catholic I think she turns 21 today.

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