ry 8.
CAGLIARI (in Sardinia), St. Efisio or St. Ephesus.
CAPPADOCIA, St. Matthias (died A.D. 62). His day is February 24.
CARTHAGE, St. Perpetua (died 203). Her day is March 7.
COLOGNE, St. Ursula (died 452). Her day is October 21.
CORFU, St. Spiridion (fourth century). His day is December 14.
CREMONA, St. Margaret (died 275). Her day is July 20.
DENMARK, St. Anscharius (801-864), whose day is February 3; and St.
Canute (died 1086), whose day is January 19.
EDINBURGH, St. Giles (died 550). His day is September 1.
ENGLAND, St. George (died 290). St. Bede calls Gregory the Great "The
Apostle of England," but St. Augustin was "The Apostle of the English
People" (died 607). St. George's day is April 23.
ETHIOPIA, St. Frumentius (died 360). His day is October 27.
FLANDERS, St. Peter (died 66). His day is June 29.
FLORENCE, St. John the Baptist (died A.D. 32). His days are June 24 and
August 29.
_Forests_, St. Sylvester, because _silva_, in Latin, means "a wood." His
day is June 20.
_Forts_, St. Barbara (died 335). Her day is December 4.
FRANCE, St. Denys (died 272). His day is October 9. St. Remi is called
"The Great Apostle of the French" (439-535). His day is October 1.
FRANCONIA, St. Kilian (died 689). His day is July 8.
FRISELAND, St. Wilbrod or Willibrod (657-738), called "The Apostle of
the Frisians." His day is November 7.
GAUL, St. Irenaeus (130-200), whose day is June 28; and St. Martin
(316-397), whose day is November 12; St. Denys is called "The Apostle of
the Gauls."
GENOA, St. George of Cappadocia. His day is April 23.
GENTILES. St. Paul was "The Apostle of the Gentiles" (died A.D. 66). His
days are January 25 and June 29.
GEORGIA, St. Nino, whose day is September 16.
GERMANY, St. Boniface, "Apostles of the Germans" (680-755), whose day is
June 5; and St. Martin (316-397), whose day is November 11. (St.
Boniface was called Winfred till Gregory II. changed the name.)
GLASGOW, St. Mungo, also called Kentigern (514-601).
_Groves_, St. Sylvester, because _silva_, in Latin, means "a wood." His
day is June 20.
HIGHLANDERS, St. Columb (521-597). His day is June 9.
_Hills_, St. Barbara (died 335). Her day is December 4.
HOLLAND, the Virgin Mary. Her days are: her _Nativity_, November 21;
_Visitation_, July 2; _Conception_, December 8; _Purification_, February
2; _Assumption_, August 15.
HUNGARY, St. Louis; Mary of Aquisgrana (_Aix-la-Chapelle_); and St.
Anas
|