Thursday Basics Plus Special Photos Of Assisi
St. Francis of Assisi
Memorial of St. Francis of Assisi, religious
Special for Today: Photo Collection of Assisi: Home to St. Clare and St. Francis - from my 2006 pilgrimage
Today's Mass Readings
On This Day in Catholic History:
1582 Saint Teresa of Ávila (b. 28 March 1515), Spanish Carmelite nun, died.
1582 Pope Gregory XIII (1502–1585) implemented the Gregorian calendar.
1965 Pope Paul VI (1897–1978) arrived in New York City, the first pope in history to visit the Americas.
Birthdays:
1542 - Saint Robert Bellarmine, Italian saint (d. 1621)
1657 - Francesco Solimena, Italian painter (d. 1747)
1720 - Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian artist (d. 1778)
1924 - Charlton Heston, American Actor, Director, Writer (Ben Hur, The Ten Commandments)
1944 - Tony La Russa, American baseball manager (Cardinals)
1961 - David Harper, American Actor, (The Waltons)
1980 - Me'Lisa Barber, American athlete
Memorial of St. Francis of Assisi, religious
Special for Today: Photo Collection of Assisi: Home to St. Clare and St. Francis - from my 2006 pilgrimage
Today's Mass Readings
On This Day in Catholic History:
1582 Saint Teresa of Ávila (b. 28 March 1515), Spanish Carmelite nun, died.
1582 Pope Gregory XIII (1502–1585) implemented the Gregorian calendar.
1965 Pope Paul VI (1897–1978) arrived in New York City, the first pope in history to visit the Americas.
Birthdays:
1542 - Saint Robert Bellarmine, Italian saint (d. 1621)
1657 - Francesco Solimena, Italian painter (d. 1747)
1720 - Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian artist (d. 1778)
1924 - Charlton Heston, American Actor, Director, Writer (Ben Hur, The Ten Commandments)
1944 - Tony La Russa, American baseball manager (Cardinals)
1961 - David Harper, American Actor, (The Waltons)
1980 - Me'Lisa Barber, American athlete
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