ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL
Saints celebrated on the 5th of April
BLESSED EVE, ANCHORESS
Today, we also commemorate Blessed Eve (Eva), an anchoress at Saint Martin's Church in Liège (Leodii). The blessed Juliana, the promoter of the feast of Corpus Christi, was devoted to her with special love. Blessed Eve flourished in the mid-13th century. (I. 396)
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 144)
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of the blessed Eve 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.
Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org
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