Saint for the Day November 20th. St. Felix of Valois (c.1127-1212) The legend goes that at the end of the twelfth century there lived in a forest of Valois a hermit called Felix, who had been seen there for as long as men could remember. He received one day a visit from a Paris doctor, a Provençal noble, named John of Matha, who came to share his thoughts with him. God, he believed, had called him to help the numerous Christians at that time being taken to Africa by the Mediterranean pirates. They decided to found together, in the name of the Holy Trinity, an Institution devoted to ransoming these unfortunates, and they left for Rome to obtain sanction of their project. Pope Innocent III accorded them his approval, thus the order of the Trinitarians was founded. A monastery of these monks was founded in Rome, of which John of Matha became superior, and another at Cerfroid which Felix ruled until his death. Quote for Today. ‘The world must be made safe for democracy.’ (Woodrow Wilson)
Posted on: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 05:53:27 +0000
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