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Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Easter

Apparition of St. Michael the Archangel

Today in Catholic History:

589 Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo

685 Pope Saint Benedict II was buried.

1373 English mystic St. Julian of Norwich (1342–1413) received revelations that she later recorded in her book, The Sixteen Revelations of Love Divine.

1521 Roman Catholic educator and writer St. Peter Canisius born in Nijmegan, Netherlands (d. 21 December 1597).

1895 Roman Catholic archbishop and broadcaster Fulton J. Sheen was born in El Paso, Illinois (d. 9 December 1979).

Birthdays:

1521 - St. Petrus Canisius, Dutch Jesuit (d. 1597)

1753 - Miguel Hidalgo Mexican revolutionary (d. 1811)

1786 - St. Jean Vianney, French Catholic priest (d. 1859)

1895 - Servant Of God Fulton J. Sheen, American bishop (d. 1979)

1884 - Harry S. Truman, President of the United States (d. 1972)

1905 - Red Nichols, American musician (d. 1965)

1943 - Toni Tennille, American singer

1943 - Paul Samwell-Smith, British bassist (The Yardbirds)

1944 - Captain Dale Dye, American actor

1964 - Melissa Gilbert, American actress

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