Historical Events in Church Annals for August 7th:

• 1547 A.D.
• Death of Saint Cajetan, priest and religious founder. He is also known as Gaetano, a great Catholic reformer whose reforms were used largely as the platform for the Council of Trent after his death. He was canonized by Pope Clement X in 1671. For more see, DAILY LITURGY

• 1471 A.D.
• Death of Saint Thomas a Kempis, author of the timeless inspirational "Imitation of Christ."

August 7, 2000
volume 11, no. 131
MILLENNIUM MILESTONES

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