Historical Events in Church Annals for July 12:

• 303 A.D.
• Death of the martyrs Saint Nabor and Saint Felix who died for the faith in Milan during the last years of Roman Emperor Dioceletian's persecution.

• 526 A.D.
• Saint Felix IV becomes the 54th successor of Peter on this day. Though the King of the Goths Theodoric played a significant role in getting Felix elected and consecrated, when the king realized Felix' loyalty lay with Holy Mother Church and his flock rather than the monarch's own selfish interests, the king became infuriated and exiled Felix.

• 1073 A.D.
• Death of Saint John Gaulbert, Abbott. Educated by the Benedictines in Florence, he founded the famous Monastery of Valombrosa and played a big part in reforming religious houses which had strayed in discipline. On his tombstone was the title: "Liberator of Italy."

• 1153 A.D.
• A man named Corrado becomes Pope Anastasius IV, 168th successor of Peter. He served just under a year and a half, but through his gentleness of character he succeeded in bringing about the pacification of the temporal domains of the Church.

Historical Events in Church Annals for July 13:

• 505 A.D.
• Death of Saint Eugenius of Carthage, Bishop who was cruely treated by Arians in Tripoli. Though he was sentenced to die a martyr, a last minute order by the King Thrasimund banished him instead to Languedoc. There he died at a monastery on this day.

• 939 A.D.
• Death of Pope Leo VII, 126th Successor of Peter who reformed and reorganized monastic life. Leo hd the ancient Cenobite near the Basilica of St. Paul outside-the-walls rebuilt and wrote multiple letters to the French and German bishops condemning witchcraft and fortune telling.

• 1024 A.D.
• Death of Saint Henry II, Duke of Bavaria. For more, see our saints section in the DAILY LITURGY

• 1590 A.D.
  
• Birth of Emilio Altieri in Rome. He would go on to become a cardinal and be elected the 239th Successor of Peter on May 11, 1670 as Pope Clement X known for securing the nomination of John Sobieskyas King of Poland for his brilliant defeat of the Turks at the battle of Chaezim.

July 12-13, 2000
volume 11, no. 120
MILLENNIUM MILESTONES

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