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david friedman
ddfr at best.com
Tue Feb 2 11:49:55 PST 1999
Greetings, Mistress Christianna.
I would like a copy of your book. Where might I purchase it?
Gertraud
At 12:54 PM 2/2/99 -0500, you wrote:
>>On another note: Does anyone know, off the top of their heads, where
>>I can
>>easily find a calendar of when the fast days were for the medieval
>>Catholic
>>Church?
>>
>>Walk in peace,
>>Wolfmom
>
>
>My Lady,
> I have written a book called "366 Days of Celebrations, or, A Year Full
>of Reasons to Throw a Party". It covers the full year's worth of
>celebrated days. I have included many Saints' days, but only those who
>have patronages or specific celebrations attached to them. There are
>literally thousands of Saints, and many of them were created during the
>first 200 years of Christianity. There is even a day to celebrate the
>Feast of Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs - Commemorates 11 million martyrs to
>the Christian faith between the years 36 and 306, on May 13th.
>>From my bibiliography, I can suggest a few sources. They are:
>
>The Oxford Dictionary of Saints by David Hugh Farmer, Oxford University
>Press, 1978, reprint 1983 with corrections
>
>Saints Preserve Us! - by Sean Kelly and Rosemary Rogers Copyright 1993
>Random House
>
>Saints to Remember from January to December - by The Slaves of the
>Immaculate Heart of Mary, Still River, Mass., 1963
>
>Civic and Historical Celebrations and Parades Worldwide - by Digital
>Datebook, [Digital Datebook online] available from:
>http://www.digitaldiscounts.com/civic.html ; Internet; accessed 4/98
>
>Also, the book "Fast and Feast, Food in Medieval Society" by Bridget Ann
>Henisch addresses this topic, although not in a calendar format. I would
>also suggest perhaps searching on-line for the Catholic Encyclopedia,
>which might yield a listing of fast days.
>Good Luck,
>Mistress Christianna MacGrain
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