ZEPHYRINUS.

10 June, 2026

Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica Of The Nativity Of Saint Mary, Milan, Italy. Basilica Cattedrale Metropolitana Di Santi Maria Nascente, Milano. (Part Four).

English: Milan Cathedral.
Italiano: Milano - Duomo.
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Enthusiasm for the immense new building soon spread among the population, and the shrewd Gian Galeazzo, together with his cousin, the Archbishop, collected large donations for the work-in-progress.

The construction programme was strictly regulated under the “Fabbrica del Duomo”, which had 300 employees, led by Chief Engineer Simone da Orsenigo. Orsenigo initially planned to build the Cathedral from brick in Lombard Gothic style.

Milan Cathedral’s roof is accessible to tourists.
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Visconti had ambitions to follow the newest trends in European architecture. In 1389, a French Chief Engineer, Nicolas de Bonaventure, was appointed, adding to the Church its Rayonnant Gothic style.

Galeazzo gave the Fabbrica del Duomo exclusive use of the Marble from the Candoglia quarry and exempted it from taxes. Ten years later, another French architect, Jean Mignot, was called from Paris to judge and improve upon the work done, as the Masons needed new technical aid to lift stones to an unprecedented height.[9]

Mignot declared all the work done, up until then, as “in pericolo di ruina” (“in peril of ruin”), as it had been done “sine scienzia” (“without science”).

The Gold Madonna at the top of Milan Cathedral.
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In the following years, Mignot’s forecasts proved untrue, but they spurred Galeazzo’s engineers to improve their instruments and techniques.

However, relations between Gian Galeazzo and the top management of the factory (chosen by the citizens of Milan) were often tense: The lord (who in 1395 had become Duke of Milan) intended to transform the Cathedral into the dynastic mausoleum of the Visconti, inserting into the central part of the Cathedral a funeral monument of his father Galeazzo II, and this met with strong opposition from both the factory and the Milanese, who wanted to underline their autonomy.

PART FIVE FOLLOWS.

Saint William (☩ 8 June 1154). Archbishop Of York (Twice). Confessor. Feast Day 8 June. White Vestments. A Tale Of Mayhem, Political Intrigue, Suspicion Of Murder, Plotting, Envy, Hate. Good Job We Don't Have That Now. (Part Six).

Mediæval carved plaque showing Saint William of York crossing the River Ouse. The Bridge collapses, but no-one dies.
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After less than a month back in York, William died on 8 June 1154,[12] allegedly due to poison administered in the Chalice at Mass.[23]

One of William’s Clerks accused Osbert de Bayeux, an Archdeacon of York, of the murder, and Osbert was summoned before the King to be tried at the Royal Court.

King Stephen died before the trial could take place.[25] William was buried in York Minster [26] and within a few months of his death, Miracles were attributed to his intervention and a sweet smell came from his tomb when it was damaged during a fire.

Nor was the body decayed or burnt.[27] Pope Honorius III then ordered an investigation into the Miracles and Canonised him in 1226.[27]

Coat-of-Arms of Saint William.

Church of Saint William of York,

Forest Hill, London.
The first thing you see as you enter the Church is this mosaic depicting the original Coat-of-Arms of Saint William of York.
This was the central part of the old High Altar in the Church. An ancient version of these Arms appears in one of the Aisles
in Westminster Abbey.
The Badge used by the Parish of Saint William of York,
Forest Hill, London, is derived from a more
modern version of the Arms of Saint William.
Blazon:
The Seven Voided Lozenges, or Mascules, represent
the Seven Gifts of the Holy Ghost and the colours
are Red, representing the Blood of Christ.
Illustration:

PARISH OF SAINT WILLIAM OF YORK, LONDON

William’s Feast Day is 8 June, the day of his death.[28] Traditional iconography and Stained-Glass Windows often depict William’s crossing of the River Ouse.

William’s Coat-of-Arms is blazoned: Or, seven mascles Gules, 3, 3 and 1. This actual Shield at one time hung on the West Wall of Saint Wilfrid’s Church, Bognor Regis.[29]

Saint William’s Chapel.

A Chapel to Saint William was built in York in the Late-12th-Century. It was placed on the Northern edge of the River Ouse Bridge, to mark a Miracle associated with the collapse of the Bridge when William returned to York in 1154.

PART SEVEN FOLLOWS.

Artwork By Alexandre Bida Of The Life Of Christ.

“The Departure for Egypt”,
or,
“The Gospel Life of Jesus:
With the Bida Illustrations”.
by Edward Eggleston. New York:
Fords, Howard, & Hulbert, 1874.
Artist: Alexandre Bida.
Illustration: GRACE COMMUNION INTERNATIONAL

Alexandre Bida (1813-1895).
Photo Credit:
(C) RMN-Grand Palais
(musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski.
Date: 7 May 2013.
Source: Paris, musée d'Orsay.
Author: Bingham Robert Jefferson (1800-1870).
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Alexandre Bida was born in Toulouse, France, and
specialised in Orientalism and studied under Eugène Delacroix, but with an artist’s eye for precision
and perfection, he soon developed his own style.

During Bida’s youth, he travelled and worked
in Egypt, Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, and Palestine.
He became well known for his exhibition shows
during the period between 1847 and 1861.

He was also an illustrator of the Holy Bible.
As a Bible illustrator, Bida’s “Les Saints Evangeles”
was published in 1873. In it, the four Gospels were
enriched by his twenty-eight etchings.[2]

Of Bida’s work, it was said that he brought a truth and genius that made his Christ reverent, refined, dignified, and strong. He died in Buhl, Germany in 1895 at the age of eighty-two.[3]

“Celebra Missam. Ut Primam. Ut Unicam. Ut Ultimam”. “Celebrate This Mass As Though It Was Your First Mass; As Though It Was Your Only Mass; As Though It Was Your Last Mass”.

Seen in the Sacristy of the

Basilica of Saint Mary Major, Rome.

“Priest of God.
“Celebrate this Mass as though it was your first Mass.
“Celebrate this Mass as though it was your only Mass.
“Celebrate this Mass as though it was your last Mass”.
Photo Credit: Photo: OC-Travel

Illustration: LITURGICAL ARTS JOURNAL

The following Text is taken from, and can be read in full at, LITURGICAL ARTS JOURNAL

I think it worth mentioning, because words sometimes fail and important messages need to be repeated.

Often, there is but one word seen in a Sacristy:

SILENTIVM.

[Editor: SILENCE].

The thought depicted here, which is really a Prayer, is a beautiful and profound reminder.

I hope some Priests/Pastors may be inspired to commission and display a similar image on their Sacristy wall.

Saint Margaret. Queen Of Scots (1045-1093). “The Pearl Of Scotland”. Feast Day, Today, 10 June. White Vestments.

Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
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Saint Margaret.
Queen Of Scots.
Feast Day 10 June.

Semi-Double.

White Vestments.

King Malcolm III of Scotland
greeting Margaret on her arrival in Scotland.
Detail from a mural by William Hole
in The Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
Date: Circa 1899.
Source: Photographed by uploader
Author: William Hole (1846–1917).
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Saint Margaret of Scotland.
Available on YouTube
HERE

Margaret and King Malcolm III had eight children; six sons and two daughters:

Edward (circa 1071 — 13 November 1093), killed, along with his father Malcolm III, in the Battle of Alnwick;

Edmund of Scotland (circa 1071 – post 1097);

Ethelred of Scotland, Abbot of Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, Scotland;

Edgar of Scotland (circa 1074 — 11 January 1107), King of Scotland, Regnat 1097-1107;

Alexander I of Scotland (circa 1078 — 23 April 1124), King of Scotland, Regnat 1107-1124;

Edith of Scotland (circa 1080 – 1 May 1118), also named "Matilda", married King Henry I of England, Queen Consort of England;

Mary of Scotland (1082-1116), married Eustace III of Boulogne;

David I of Scotland (circa 1083 – 24 May 1153), King of Scotland, Regnat 1124-1153.

Saint Margaret of Scotland.
Date: 13th-Century.
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Saint Margaret’s Church,
East Port, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
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Margaret, Queen of Scotland, was descended from The English Kings by her father and from The Cæsars by her mother. Like the prudent woman, mentioned in the Epistle, she was made still more illustrious by the practice of Christian virtue.

Filled with The Fear of God (Introit), she subjected herself to fearful mortifications and, by her example, she brought the King, her husband, to a better life and her subjects to more Christian morals.

She brought up her eight children with such piety that several of them led a life of high perfection. Nothing, however, was more admirable in her than her ardent Charity towards her neighbour (Collect).

Site of The Shrine of Saint Margaret, Queen of Scots,
Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland.
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She was called The Mother of Orphans and The Treasurer of The Poor of Jesus Christ. Such was the price at which she bought the precious Pearl of The Kingdom of Heaven (Gospel).

Purified by six months of bodily suffering, she gave up her Soul to God in 1093 at Edinburgh, Scotland. The Holiness of her life and numerous Miracles, wrought after her death, have made her Venerated in the whole World.

She was chosen by Pope Clement X as Patron of The Scottish Nation, over which she had reigned for thirty years.

Let us admire the work of The Holy Ghost in the Soul of the Holy Queen, whom He chose for the furtherance of Christ's Kingdom in Scotland and let us invoke her for the return of Scotland to Roman unity.

Mass: Cognovi.

Saint Margaret's Church,
Davézieux, France.
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Saint Margaret of Scotland (Scots: Saunt Magret, 1045 – 1093), also known as Margaret of Wessex, was an English Princess and a Scottish Queen. Margaret was sometimes called “The Pearl of Scotland”. Born in exile in the Kingdom of Hungary, she was the sister of Edgar Ætheling, the shortly-reigned and un-crowned Anglo-Saxon King of England.

Margaret and her family returned to the Kingdom of England in 1057, but fled to the Kingdom of Scotland following the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. By the end of 1070, Margaret had married King Malcolm III of Scotland, becoming Queen of Scots.

She was a very pious Roman Catholic, and, among many charitable works, she established a ferry across the Firth of Forth, in Scotland, for Pilgrims travelling to Saint Andrews, in Fife, which gave the Towns of South Queensferry and North Queensferry their names.

Margaret was the mother of three Kings of Scotland, or four, if Edmund of Scotland (who Ruled with his uncle, Donald III) is counted, and of a Queen Consort of England. According to the Vita S. Margaritæ (Scotorum) Reginæ (Life of Saint Margaret, Queen (of The Scots)), attributed to Turgot of Durham, she died at Edinburgh Castle, in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1093, merely days after receiving the news of her husband’s death in battle.

In 1250, Pope Innocent IV Canonised her, and her Remains were re-interred in a Shrine in Dunfermline Abbey in Fife, Scotland. Her Relics were dispersed after the Scottish Reformation and subsequently lost. Mary, Queen of Scots, at one time owned her head, which was subsequently preserved by Jesuits in the Scottish College, Douai, France, from where it was subsequently lost during the French Revolution.

09 June, 2026

Saint William (☩ 8 June 1154). Archbishop Of York (Twice). Confessor. Feast Day 8 June. White Vestments. A Tale Of Mayhem, Political Intrigue, Suspicion Of Murder, Plotting, Envy, Hate. Good Job We Don't Have That Now. (Part Five).

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While awaiting the final decision in his case, William took up residence with one of his friends, Roger II, King of Sicily.[19]

English: Coat-of-Arms of the Aragonese Kings of Sicily.
Català: Escut dels reis aragonesos de Sicília (Coronat).
Español: Escudo de los reyes aragoneses de Sicilia (Coronado).
Date: 27 September 2010.
Source: Faustino Menéndez Pidal de Navascués, Reyes de Aragón, El escudo de España, Madrid, Real Academia Matritense de Heráldica y Genealogía; Ediciones Hidalguia, 2004, p. 149. ISBN 978-84-88833-02-0.
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Hearing of his suspension, some of William’s supporters in York launched a damaging attack on Fountains Abbey, which destroyed many of the buildings.[20]

William was formally deposed by Pope Eugene III in Early-1147 and the deposition was confirmed at the Council of Reims on 21 March 1148.

Another election to York was held, and the candidates included Hilary of Chichester, who was the King’s candidate, and Henry Murdac, the Cistercian Abbot of Fountains Abbey.

Murdac's supporters included the Cistercians and most of the Clergy of the Diocese, including William’s former ally, William of Saint Barbara.

Both sides appealed to the Pope, and Pope Eugene III confirmed Murdac as the successful candidate.[5][15]

William then returned to Winchester, the City he had left forty years earlier to begin his career in York.[21]

King Stephen refused to accept William’s deposition and the appointment of Murdac and prevented Murdac from taking up residence in York.

Stephen probably wished to trade recognition of Murdac for support for his son Eustace, whose Coronation as his successor he was trying to secure during his own lifetime, to defeat rival claims to the throne by Henry of Anjou.[22][b]

Within a few years, both Murdac and Pope Eugene III had died and William travelled to Rome to plead with the new Pope, Anastasius IV, for restoration to office.

The Pope concurred and William’s re-appointment was confirmed on 20 December 1153.[5][23]

The 800th Anniversary of

Saint William of York becoming a Saint.

Available on YouTube

HERE

On his return to York, while crossing the Ouse Bridge in York, in triumphal procession, the Bridge collapsed, but no-one was killed.[24]

PART SIX FOLLOWS.

Saint Primus And Saint Felician. Martyrs. Feast Day, Today, 9 June. Red Vestments.

Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
unless stated otherwise.

Saint Primus And Saint Felician.
Martyrs.
Feast Day 9 June.

Simple.

Red Vestments.

English: Martyrdom of Saint Primus and Saint Felician.

Français: Saints Primus and Felicianus

Richelieu Manuscrits Français 241. Jacobus de Voragine, Legenda aurea (traduction de Jean de Vignay), France, Paris, XIVe siècle, Richard de Montbaston. Weblink.

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Saint Primus and Saint Felician were Romans. Brothers by blood, they became brothers still more when, having been called to bear much fruit (Offertory), they confessed their Faith in Jesus Christ. Accused and arrested under Emperor Diocletian and Emperor Maximian, they were, in spite of their great age, cast into prison.

The Holy Ghost filled them “with His Virtue and His Strength” (Offertory). Giving them the breast-plate of justice and the impenetrable shield of equity (Epistle), He made them experience how sweet is the yoke of The Lord, which they had taken upon themselves, and how light is His burden (Gospel).

The constancy of Saint Felician was first put to the test. Nailed by his hands and his feet to the trunk of a tree, he remained hanging there for three days, without eating or drinking. They then tried to make his brother believe that he had sacrificed to the idols, but Saint Primus declared that he knew Felician was happy in the midst of his sufferings and that he would remain united to him in Martyrdom.

“This is,” as the Alleluia sings, “the true brotherhood which has triumphed over the criminal world.” The Prætor [Editor: Roman Official] then ordered that molten lead should be poured into his mouth, in the presence of his brother.

They were led to the amphitheatre, but the lions, who were to devour them, crouched at their feet. Finally, in 286 A.D., they were beheaded.

Their names live as Centuries roll on (Introit), for they have received in Heaven, from the hand of The Lord, a Kingdom of Glory and a Crown of Sparkling Beauty (Epistle).

Let us join in heart, The Faithful of Rome who, on this day, honour the precious remains of these two Martyrs at the Church of Saint Stephen on Mount Cœlius.

Mass: (In Paschaltide): Sancti tui.
Mass: (Out of Paschaltide): Sapiéntiam.

08 June, 2026

“Who Is She That Cometh Forth As The Morning Rising ?” Mary Immaculate. Mother Of God And Co-Redemptrix. Mediatrix Of All Graces. Words From “The Song Of Solomon”.

“Regina Angelorum”
(Queen Of The Angels”.
Artist: William-Adolphe Bouguereau.
Words from: “The Song Of Solomon”.
Date: 1900.
Collection: Petit Palais.
Source/Photographer: Art Renewal Center.
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“The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly”. “Il Buono”. “Il Brutto”. “Il Cattivo”.

“The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly”.
“Il Buono”.
“Il Brutto”.
“Il Cattivo”.
Film Poster.
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“The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly”.
Clint Eastwood.
Enrico Morricone.
Sergio Leone.
“Main Theme”.
“The Ecstasy Of Gold”.
“The Trio”.
Available On YouTube
HERE

“The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly”.
Maint Theme.
Ennio Morricone.
Available On YouTube
HERE

“Greatest Western Music of All Time”.
Ennio Morricone.
Sergio Leone.
Available On YouTube
HERE

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“The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” (Italian: “Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo”; “The Good, The Ugly, The Bad”) is a 1966 Italian epic spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood as “The Good”, Lee Van Cleef as “The Bad”, and Eli Wallach as “The Ugly”.

Its screenplay was written by Age & Scarpelli, Luciano Vincenzoni, and Leone, based on a story by Vincenzoni and Leone.

Director of photography Tonino Delli Colli was responsible for the film’s sweeping Techniscope cinematography, and Ennio Morricone composed the film’s score.

The film is known for Leone’s distinctive visual style, characterised by the juxtaposition of expansive wide shots and extreme close-ups, as well as a highly stylised treatment of violence, tension, and gunfights.

Although an Italian production, it was filmed primarily in Spain, particularly in the Tabernas Desert in Almería, the Arlanza River valley near Hortigüela, and at the purpose-built Sad Hill Cemetery near Santo Domingo de Silos.

Set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, the story follows three gunslingers who form shifting alliances and betrayals in their search for a buried cache of Confederate gold amid the chaos of the conflict.

The film marked Leone’s third collaboration with Eastwood and his second with Van Cleef.

Released in Italy on 23 December 1966, “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” was subsequently distributed internationally and promoted in the United States as the third and final instalment of the “Dollars Trilogy”, following “A Fistful of Dollars” (1964) and “For a Few Dollars More” (1965), although the three films are connected thematically rather than through a continuous narrative.

Building on the growing international popularity of Leone and Eastwood, the film achieved major commercial success, grossing over $38 million worldwide against a production budget of approximately $1.2 million and becoming one of the most financially successful European Westerns of its time.

Initial critical reception in some markets was mixed, reflecting the broader skepticism then directed toward the spaghetti Western genre, which was often criticised for its stylisation, violence, and moral ambiguity, in contrast to traditional Hollywood Westerns.

Over time, however, the film underwent extensive critical re-evaluation and developed a strong cult following, aided by television screenings, home media releases, and later restoration efforts.

It has since been widely recognised for its operatic scale, visual composition, editing, and the iconic score by Morricone.

Frequently cited as one of the greatest and most influential Western films of all time, it has had a lasting impact on filmmakers and has been referenced and parodied across popular culture, including in films, television, comic books, and video games.

Alessandro Alessandroni was an Italian musician and composer. He played multiple instruments, including the guitar, mandolin, mandolincello, sitar, accordion and piano, composed more than forty film scores and countless library music tracks, and was renowned for his whistling technique.[2]

Alessandroni collaborated with his childhood friend Ennio Morricone on a number of soundtracks for Spaghetti Westerns.

Morricone's orchestration often calls for an unusual combination of instruments, voices, and whistling.

Alessandroni's twangy guitar riff is central to the main theme for “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”.

Alessandroni can be heard as the whistler on the soundtracks for Sergio Leone’s films, including the “Dollars Trilogy”, “Once Upon a Time in the West”, and “Pervirella”.[3][4]

Saint William (☩ 8 June 1154). Archbishop Of York (Twice). Confessor. Feast Day 8 June. White Vestments. A Tale Of Mayhem, Political Intrigue, Suspicion Of Murder, Plotting, Envy, Hate. Good Job We Don't Have That Now. (Part Four).

The Cistercians opposed on the grounds that the Second Lateran Council in 1139 had given the Religious Houses of a Diocese the right to participate in electing the Bishop.[16]

Theobald of Bec, the Archbishop of Canterbury, refused to recognise William’s election due to allegations of Simony (acquisition of Church positions by bribery), and of interference by King Stephen.[17]

In 1143, Pope Innocent II ruled that William could be confirmed in office if he swore under oath that the allegations were false.

After he swore the oath, Henry of Blois, who was also Papal Legate, found William innocent, and he was Consecrated as Archbishop on 26 September 1143.[5]

As Archbishop, William undertook several ecclesiastical reforms and became popular with the people of York.

However, he still needed a Pallium, the sign of an Archbishop’s authority from the Pope, which he had not yet received.

The Cistercians, who were still adamantly opposed to his being Archbishop, were determined to prevent his receiving it.

William travelled to Rome in an attempt to obtain the Pallium. The election of Pope Eugene III, a Cistercian, in 1145, was a setback for his cause.[18]

Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, the famous Cistercian Abbot and Religious leader, exerted all his influence to ensure William’s suspension, sending a series of complaints to the new Pope that William had been intruded by Secular Powers into the See, that he was oppressing the Cistercian Monasteries, and that he had irregularly appointed William of Saint Barbara as Dean of York.

In the Winter of 1145 — 1146, Pope Eugene III re-examined the case, declared that William had not been validly Consecrated and suspended him from office.[19]

Photo shows the Sarcophagus of Archbishop

Saint William Fitzherbert of York between an Altar

and a mural of his image in the Crypt of York Minster.

Photo: 6 April 2017.

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William was required to obtain an in-person refutation of the old charges by William of Saint Barbara, by then the Bishop of Durham.[5][15]

PART FIVE FOLLOWS.