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SAINT ERLOMAN, RELIGIOUS - 4 DECEMBER

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER Saints celebrated on the 4th of December WELCOME! SAINT ERLOMAN, RELIGIOUS Because of religious or family hatred, King Monachus imprisoned Erloman (Erlomannus), an Englishman, as a youth. In tears, his mother had begged Abbot Fechin (Fechinus) to use his influence, and the holy man obtained freedom for her son. The grateful and delighted mother then left the son with Abbot Fechin for training, and under his leadership Erloman became a model religious. His most outstanding trait was his unconditional, even blind obedience, and he persisted in his striving for holiness to the end. (Buc. Suppl.) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 83) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Erloman may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, yo...