They were called-’īefore I could say Ethelburga and Withburga, Mr Quinn said, ‘Damian, I did say thank you.’ She had four sisters, who all became saints. They probably laughed at it in 670– 700 too. For instance, St Sexburga of Ely (670– 700).’Įveryone started laughing. That was one of her wonders.’ ‘Thank you, Damian.’ ‘She’s the patron saint of nurses, fireworks, wheel-makers and the town of Dunstable (Bedfordshire). Which did kill her, but instead of blood, milk came spurting out of her neck. Well, thank you, Damian.’ By now everyone had stopped debating players versus managers. So, they tried to crush her on a big wooden wheel, but it shattered into a thousand splinters – huge sharp splinters – which flew into the crowd, killing and blinding many bystanders.’ ‘ ‘They wanted her to marry a king, but she said she was married to Christ. Catherine of Alexandria (4th century) came to mind. He was looking for someone else now, but I was enjoying being excellent. While alive, he performed many wonders.’ ‘Well, you learn something new.’ He’s the patron saint of plague, cholera and skin complaints. We could do with a few like him in this class. He was so worried about saying the wrong thing to someone that he didn’t say a word for the last ten years of his life.’ ‘ Then he started to do miraculous cures and people came to see him – hundreds of people – in his hut in the woods. ‘He caught the plague and hid in the woods so he wouldn’t infect anyone, and a dog came and fed him every day.
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