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The Apparition of the Holy Cross over Jerusalem and Memorials of the Saints - 7 May

The Apparition of the Holy Cross over Jerusalem and Memorials of the Saints – 7 May

The Apparition of the Holy Cross over Jerusalem: The Commemoration of the appearance on 7 May 351, Pentecost that year, of a luminous image of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem. It stretched from Mount Golgotha to the Mount of Olives (about two miles / three kilometers), was brighter than the sun, lasted several hours and was seen by the entire City. It led to many conversions and was reported in a…

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Saint of the Day – 7 May – St John of Beverley (Died 721) of the Miraculous Banner

Saint of the Day – 7 May – St John of Beverley (Died 721) of the Miraculous Banner

Saint of the Day – 7 May – St John of Beverley (Died 721) Bishop of Hexham and then the Bishop of York, Scholar and Teacher, Apostle of the poor, and the sick Ascetic, Miracle-worker., a great friend of St Bede the Venerable. He founded a Monastery at Beverley, Yorkshire from which the Town developed. Today, it is a vibrant market Town of some 31,000 people. It owes its foundation and growth to…

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