Difference between revisions of "Talk:January 3"

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Thomas of Lesbo should be Thomais of Lesbo. The saint is a woman. See http://www.arimathea.co.uk/thomais.htm
 
Thomas of Lesbo should be Thomais of Lesbo. The saint is a woman. See http://www.arimathea.co.uk/thomais.htm
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Abelard is the incorrect name here.  Abelard was indeed a cleric who became notorious for his affair with Éloise.  Both of them later entered religious life, but no one maintains that he was a saint.  The correct saint for January 3 in Western calendars is Adalard, or Adalhard.

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Thomas of Lesbo should be Thomais of Lesbo. The saint is a woman. See http://www.arimathea.co.uk/thomais.htm

Abelard is the incorrect name here. Abelard was indeed a cleric who became notorious for his affair with Éloise. Both of them later entered religious life, but no one maintains that he was a saint. The correct saint for January 3 in Western calendars is Adalard, or Adalhard.