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Saint of the Day Feast: February 18 ✠ St. Angilbert ✠ Noble Frankish Poet: Born: 760 AD Died: February 18, 814 Venerated in: Roman Catholic Church Canonized: 1100 AD Pope Urban II Saint Angilbert, sometimes known as Angilberk or Engelbert, was a noble Frankish poet who was educated under Alcuin and served Charlemagne as a secretary, diplomat, and son-in-law. He was venerated as a pre-Congregation saint and is still honoured on the day of his death, 18 February. Life: Angilbert seems to have been brought up at the court of Charlemagne at the palace school in Aquae Grani (Aachen). He was educated there as the pupil and then a friend of the great English scholar Alcuin. When Charlemagne sent his young son Pepin to Italy as King of the Lombards Angilbert went along as primicerius palatii, a high administrator of the satellite court. As the friend and adviser of Pepin, he assisted for a while in the government of Italy. Angilbert delivered the document on ...

Saint of the Day Feast: February 18 ✠ St. Simeon of Jerusalem ✠ Bishop and Martyr: Born: ---- Galilee, Judaea Province Died: 107 or 117 AD Jerusalem, Iudaea Province Venerated in: Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Lutheran Church Canonized: Pre-Congregation Simeon of Jerusalem, son of Clopas, was a Jewish Christian leader and according to most Christian traditions the second Bishop of Jerusalem (62 or 70–107 AD). According to the Bible, Simon (Simeon) was one of the “brothers” of Jesus. However, it is important to understand the meaning of the word brother as it was understood over two thousand years ago in Galilee. Families were very close-knit―cousins, aunts, and uncles were often considered to be a part of the immediate family. Dear friends or close neighbours could also be regarded as a “family.” Therefore, when used in the biblical sense, the term brother has a very broad definition; Simon was likely connected to Jesus in some way ...

Saint of the Day (February 18) ✠ St. Simeon of Jerusalem ✠ Bishop and Martyr: Born: ---- Galilee, Judaea Province Died: 107 or 117 AD Jerusalem, Iudaea Province Venerated in: Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Lutheran Church Canonized: Pre-Congregation Feast: February 18 Simeon of Jerusalem, son of Clopas, was a Jewish Christian leader and according to most Christian traditions the second Bishop of Jerusalem (62 or 70–107 AD). According to the Bible, Simon (Simeon) was one of the “brothers” of Jesus. However, it is important to understand the meaning of the word brother as it was understood over two thousand years ago in Galilee. Families were very close-knit―cousins, aunts, and uncles were often considered to be a part of the immediate family. Dear friends or close neighbors could also be regarded as “family.” Therefore, when used in the biblical sense, the term brother has a very broad definition; Simon was likely connected to Jesus in some way ...

Saint of the Day (February 18) ✠ St. Angilbert ✠ Noble Frankish Poet: Born: 760 AD Died: February 18, 814 Venerated in: Roman Catholic Church Canonized: 1100 AD Pope Urban II Feast: February 18 Saint Angilbert, sometimes known as Angilberk or Engelbert, was a noble Frankish poet who was educated under Alcuin and served Charlemagne as a secretary, diplomat, and son-in-law. He was venerated as a pre-Congregation saint and is still honored on the day of his death, 18 February. Life: Angilbert seems to have been brought up at the court of Charlemagne at the palace school in Aquae Grani (Aachen). He was educated there as the pupil and then a friend of the great English scholar Alcuin. When Charlemagne sent his young son Pepin to Italy as King of the Lombards Angilbert went along as primicerius palatii, a high administrator of the satellite court. As the friend and adviser of Pepin, he assisted for a while in the government of Italy. Angilbert delivered the document ...