Saints celebrated on the 9th of May
BLESSED ELIZABETH OF TABANA, VIRGIN AND ABBESS
Blessed Elizabeth (Tabanensis) was a sister of the holy Virgin and Martyr Columba and the saintly Abbot Martin of Tabana. She presided over a monastery in Cordoba as abbess and died around A.D. 855 in the odour of sanctity. (Buc. Suppl.)
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861)
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PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of the blessed Elizabeth may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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