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Formendacil · 05-29-2007, 10:06 PM

Wow! I can't believe I missed this thread the first time around...

Nothing much to add at the moment, but I can clear up "St. John's Day" (I THINK I didn't see that cleared up previously).

St. John the Evangelist, one of the Apostles, has his feast day fall on December 27th, two days after Christmas. The St. John's Day that Esty is finding in midsummer is a feast of a different St. John, namely St. John the Baptist (who actually has two feast days, one for his death and one for his birth. I'm not sure which, if not both, is in high summer).

05-29-2007, 10:06 PM	#12
Formendacil Dead Serious Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Perched on Thangorodrim's towers. Posts: 3,328	Wow! I can't believe I missed this thread the first time around... Nothing much to add at the moment, but I can clear up "St. John's Day" (I THINK I didn't see that cleared up previously). St. John the Evangelist, one of the Apostles, has his feast day fall on December 27th, two days after Christmas. The St. John's Day that Esty is finding in midsummer is a feast of a different St. John, namely St. John the Baptist (who actually has two feast days, one for his death and one for his birth. I'm not sure which, if not both, is in high summer). __________________ I prefer history, true or feigned.