[Magdalen] Named for saints.

[ME Michaud]

My grandfather was Athanasius. We never knew if that was his birthday or
else he celebrated on his name day. Given the circumstances of his birth,
they might not have recorded the actual date.

I am (or was) Margaret.
If I'd been born a day or two later I'd be Marie Madeleine maybe.

Once upon a time priests would refuse to baptize a child with a non-saint
name.
-M

On Thursday, October 29, 2015, Joseph Cirou <romanos at mindspring.com> wrote:

>
> I'd be Martin   but Martin de Porres was a beatus in 1943 and only on
> local calendars (including the US)
>
>