ST. ALBINUS BISHOP OF ANGERS, ST. FELIX III, POPE, Mar. 1

ST. ALBINUS BISHOP OF ANGERS

In 529, St Albinus, a monk and an abbot was elected Bishop of Angers by acclamation, despite his reluctance. One of the promoters of the Third Council of Orleans, he helped renew the Church by fighting against clerical laxity. St Albinus was known for his care of all those in need.  Mar. 1

ST. FELIX III, POPE

Born of a Roman senatorial family and said to have been an ancestor of Saint Gregory the Great. Nothing certain is known of Felix, till he succeeded St. Simplicitus in the Chair of Peter (483). At that time the Church was still in the midst of her long conflict . Mar. 1