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See many mistakes of martyrologists and geographers concerning this saint and abbey rectified by Chatelain, p. 424.

The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Alban Butler

Their names were not known either to the Greek or Latin martyrologists: and their illustrious triumph is recorded in few words by St. Maruthas: but was most glorious in the sight of heaven.

The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Alban Butler

Though he is styled saint in the catalogue of the abbots of Vasour, and by several martyrologists on this day, he never was honored in any public office even in either of his monasteries, as B.llandus observes; who makes the same remark of his two companions, B. Forannand and B. Cadroe.

The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Alban Butler

Some authorities give his feast as 11 February, but most martyrologists assign him 15 February.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913

Birkett p., d. 1680 under sentence in Lancaster Castle; but our martyrologists seem to have made some confusion between him and John

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913

Weldon, and died under that name; this had led several early martyrologists into the curious mistake of making him into two martyrs, Hewett dying at York, and Weldon at London.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913

On the other hand, what we have preserved here is not merely a story of a martyred woman like Saint Perpetua or Catherine of Alexandria, whose fame is that they were cruelly tortured details of which torture are lovingly dwelt upon by their martyrologists and rescued and/or rewarded by God for their virtue, but rather a record of a woman who was respected in her lifetime for her intelligence, learning, virtue and leadership abilities, and whose works continued to be read long after her death, and some are still the standard texts in use today.

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On the other hand, what we have preserved here is not merely a story of a martyred woman like Saint Perpetua or Catherine of Alexandria, whose fame is that they were cruelly tortured details of which torture are lovingly dwelt upon by their martyrologists and rescued and/or rewarded by God for their virtue, but rather a record of a woman who was respected in her lifetime for her intelligence, learning, virtue and leadership abilities, and whose works continued to be read long after her death, and some are still the standard texts in use today.

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Bede, Ado, Usuard, the Roman and other Latin martyrologists mention him on the 16th of February. [

The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Alban Butler