Saint Didacus. Confessor. Feast Day 13 November. White Vestments.

English: Saint Didacus of Alcalá.

Español: San Diego de Alcalá obra de Francisco de 

Zurbarán pintada, entre 1651 y 1653, al óleo sobre lienzo.

Artist: Francisco de Zurbarán (1598 – 1664)

Date: 1651-1653.

Collection: Museo Lazaro Galdiano, Madrid, Spain.

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Saint Didacus.

Confessor.

Feast Day 13 November.

Semi-Double.

White Vestments.

Born in Spain about 1400, Saint Didacus gave up all he possessed (Gospel, Communion) and entered, as a Lay-Brother, The Franciscan Monastery at Arrizafa. He devoted himself especially in contemplation, and was favoured by God by such wonderful light that he spoke of Heavenly things in an almost Divine way.

His ardent desire for Martyrdom, while he was in the Canary Isles, was partly satisfied by all manner of tribulations (Epistle). He returned to Rome in the year of The Jubilee, under the Pontificate of Pope Nicholas V, and was put in charge of The Sick at the Convent of Ara Cæli.

He practised so much Charity that, in spite of the scarcity which desolated the City, those who were committed to his care never wanted the necessities of life. The Passion of Jesus was the ordinary subject of his Meditations and Prayers.

Feeling that his end was near, and clothed only in an old torn Habit, with his eyes fixed on The Cross, he uttered the words of the Sacred Hymn: "Wood and Nails, full of sweetness, ye bear the sweetest of loads; how great your glory, since you have been judged worthy to bear The King of Heaven."

He piously gave up his Soul to God at Alcala de Henares in 1463,

Mass: Justus.

San Diego Pro-Cathedral,

Silay, Negros Occidental, Philippines.

Previously called Saint Didacus Parish Church.

Photo: 9 September 2012.

Source: Own work.

Author: Ninya Regalado.

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San Diego Pro-Cathedral

(formerly known as Saint Didacus Parish Church)

Silay City, Negros Occidental, Philippines

Photo: 19 July 2014.

Source: Own work.

Author: ClaireMRA.

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San Diego Pro-Cathedral, formerly known as San Diego Parish Church, or Saint Didacus Parish Church, before its declaration as a Pro-Cathedral in 1994, is an Early-20th-Century Church in Silay City, Negros Occidental, Philippines.

It is the only Pro-Cathedral in the Country, and is unique in Negros Occidental for being the only Church in the Province featuring a Cupola, or Dome.

Retromobile New York.

1929 Duesenberg Model J Berline 

by Bohman & Schwartz.

Illustration: HYMAN LTD.

The inaugural Rétromobile New York will take place from Thursday, 19 November 2026, to Sunday, 22 November 2026, at the Javits Center, Manhattan, New York City.

Coming to New York: 

Nine exceptional automobiles.

One extraordinary gathering.

1931 Stutz DV-32 Convertible Victoria by Rollston.

Illustration: HYMAN LTD.

For fifty years, Retromobile has stood among the world’s greatest gatherings of collectible automobiles, bringing together collectors, historians, and enthusiasts from across the globe. 

1939 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Spezial Roadster 

by Sindelfingen.

Illustration: HYMAN LTD.

1937 Delahaye 135 Competition Court 

Torpedo Cabriolet by Figoni et Falaschi.

Illustration: HYMAN LTD.

This November, the celebrated Paris tradition crosses the Atlantic for its very first New York edition, and Hyman Ltd. is proud to be part of the occasion.

For our inaugural appearance at Retromobile New York, we have assembled a collection of nine exceptional motorcars representing some of the most important eras, marques, and styles in automotive history. 

1952 Chrysler Ghia Styling Special.

Illustration: HYMAN LTD.

Each has been selected for its design, rarity, historical significance, or sheer visual presence. 

Together, they reflect the qualities that have defined Hyman Ltd. for nearly four decades: An obsession for remarkable automobiles, exceptional quality, and timeless design.

We look forward to welcoming friends old and new in New York and sharing this remarkable group in person.

“Fire And Rain”. Sung By: James Taylor. “You’ve Got A Friend”. Sung By: James Taylor And Carole King.

  

“Fire And Rain”.

Sung By: James Taylor.

Available On YouTube

HERE

And . . .

“You’ve Got A Friend”.

Sung By: James Taylor And Carole King.

Available on YouTube

HERE

“Like The Dawning Of The Morning”. By: John C. Selner.

“Like The Dawning Of The Morning”.

By: John C. Selner.

Available On YouTube

HERE

“No Blade Of Grass”. Sung By: Roger Whittaker.

“No Blade Of Grass”.

Sung By: Roger Whittaker.

Available on YouTube

HERE

Hereford Cathedral (Cathedral Of Saint Mary The Virgin And Saint Ethelbert The King). (Part Ten).

Hereford Cathedral.

Photo: 9 July 2014.

Source: Own work.

Attribution: Photo by DAVID ILIFF.

Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0.

Author: Diliff

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The Choir Screen, Hereford Cathedral.

Forms part of: Views of The British Isles, in the Photochrom print collection; Print no. “10810”; Title from the Detroit Publishing Co. Catalogue J-foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905.; More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.pgz

Date: 1890-1900.

This image is available from the United States

Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division

under the digital ID ppmsc.08439.

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Hereford Cathedral is fortunate to possess one of only four Magna Carta of 1217 to survive, which in turn is one of the finest of the eight oldest that survive. It is sometimes put on display alongside the Hereford Mappa Mundi in the Cathedral’s Chained Library.

On the South Side of the Choir is the Organ built in 1892 by “Father” Henry Willis, generally considered to be one of the finest examples of his work in the Country. The Case was designed by Scott.[13]

Intricate Romanesque carving on Stone Columns.

Hereford Cathedral.

Photo: 3 January 2008.

Source: Own work.

Author: Mattana

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Romanesque Archway, Hereford Cathedral.

Photo: 3 January 2008.

Source: Own work.

Author: Mattana

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William Wood is recorded as the Organist at Hereford Cathedral in 1515. Notable Organists include the 16th-Century composers John Bull and John Farrant, the conductor and advocate of British composers, Meredith Davies, the friend of Edward Elgar, George Robertson Sinclair, and the editor of Allegri’s Miserere, Ivor Atkins. The current Organist is Geraint Bowen.

Hereford Cathedral houses ten Bells, 140 ft (43 m) high in the Tower. The Tenor Bell weighs 34 cwt (1.7 tonnes). The oldest Bell in the Cathedral is the sixth Bell, which dates back to the 13th-Century. The Bells are sometimes known as the “Grand Old Lady”, as they are a unique Ring of Bells.

Hereford Cathedral’s Bells are listed at “Hereford Cathedral Guild Of Ringers”, whose Web-Site can be accessed HERE

Hereford Cathedral’s Organs are listed at “Hereford’s Organs”, whose Web-Site can be accessed HERE

The Great East Front.

The Lady Chapel, Hereford Cathedral.

Photo: 9 May 2010.

Source: Geograph Britain and Ireland

Author: Colin Babb

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The Web-Site of Hereford Cathedral can be found HERE

Hereford Cathedral in Autumn.

Photo: 17 October 2008.

Source: From geograph.org.uk

Author: Pauline Eccles

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This concludes the series of Articles on Hereford Cathedral.

John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836–1893). The Victorian-Era Artist From Leeds, England.

“November”.

Artist: John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836–1893).

Date: 1879.

This File: 19 September 2013.

User: Austriacus

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“Nightfall on The Thames”.

Artist: John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836–1893).

Date: 1880.

Current location: Leeds City Art Gallery, England.

Source/Photographer:

Direct link via Leeds Museum & Galleries.

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“Boar Lane”, Leeds.

Date: 19th-Century.

Source: GOLDEN AGE PAINTINGS

Author: John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836–1893).

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John Atkinson Grimshaw was a Victorian-era artist, 

a “remarkable and imaginative painter” known for 

his City night-scenes and landscapes.

His early paintings were signed “JAG,” “J. A. Grimshaw,” 

or “John Atkinson Grimshaw,” though he finally settled 

on “Atkinson Grimshaw.”

John Atkinson Grimshaw was born Leeds, England. 

In 1856, he married his Cousin, Frances Hubbard (1835–1917) and, in 1861, at the age of twenty-four, to the dismay 

of his parents, he left his job as a Clerk for the 

Great Northern Railway to become a painter.

He first exhibited in 1862, mostly paintings of birds, 

fruit and blossom, under the patronage of The 

Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society. 

He became successful in the 1870s and rented a home 

in Scarborough, which became a subject of his paintings.

Several of his children, Arthur E. Grimshaw (1864–1913), Louis H. Grimshaw (1870–1944), Wilfred Grimshaw (1871–1937) and Elaine Grimshaw (1877–1970) became painters.

“A Moonlit Evening”.

Artist: John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836–1893).

Date: 1880.

Current location: Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum,

Madrid, Spain.

Source/Photographer:

posted to Flickr as John Atkinson Grimshaw -

A Moonlit Evening, 1880 at Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza Madrid Spain with a Copy Fraud Licence

by Flickr user mbell1975.

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Saint Martin I. Pope And Martyr. Feast Day, Today, 12 November. Red Vestments.

 

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

Saint Martin I.
   Pope And Martyr.
   Feast Day 12 November.

Semi-Double.

Red Vestments.

English: Saint Martin I.

Pope and Martyr.

Italiano: Cromolitografia in L. Tripepi,

Ritratti e biografie dei romani pontefici:

da S. Pietro a Leone 13, Roma, Vaglimigli Davide.

Date: 1879.

Author: Oleografia Panigati e Meneghini Milano.

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Saint Martin I succeeded Pope Theodore.

Having convoked at Rome a Council, where The Monothelites, who only admitted a Divine Will in Christ, were condemned, he was treacherously seized by order of the heretics Heraclius and Constant and carried away to Constantinople.

After enduring much suffering and humiliation, he was exiled to Chersonesus, where he died of fatigue in 655 A.D.

His body, Translated to Rome, was laid in The Church of Saint Sylvester and Saint Martin, the Apostle of Gaul.

Mass: Sacerdótes Dei.

Saint Martin. Bishop And Confessor. Feast Day, Today, 11 November. And Martinmas. White Vestments.

The Luttrell Psalter.

Roasting for The Feast Day of Martinmas.

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Illustration: MEDIEVAL HISTORIES

This Article, unless stated otherwise, is taken from

MEDIEVAL HISTORIES

Martinmas – A European Feast.

Martinmas is celebrated the night before 11 November by merry-making and feasting. Since The Middle Ages, roast goose has been on the menu East of The Rhine.

Martin of Tours (circa 316 A.D. - 397 A.D.) was a soldier in The Roman Army, when he decided to convert to Christianity and afterwards was imprisoned for his refusal to fight. He later became a Monk, founded a Monastery in Gaul, at Marmoutier, and became Bishop of Tours, a career choice he, according to legend, vehemently tried to avoid by hiding in the goose-pen of the Monastery.

However, the geese honked loudly and he was discovered by the people, who carried him in triumph to The Throne in the Cathedral. It is believed that he built the Monastery, after his appointment as Bishop, in order to have a secluded place to withdraw to.

Saint Martin of Tours.

Available on YouTube

HERE

The Feast Day, 11 November, has its own roots in the Eastern Byzantine Church, where the Fast before Christmas, the Quadragesima Sancti Martini, still measures up to forty days. 

It begins the day after the Feast Day of Saint Martin. From this, stems its somewhat carnival-esque character, with different Traditions of merrymaking documented from all over Europe; Processions of children carrying lanterns, people eating goose, or other meaty delicacies, or just – as in Portugal – gathering at the fireplace, eating roasted chestnuts and drinking new wine.

Martin Walsh, who has surveyed a huge amount of very diverse source-material, was able to demonstrate that the Celebration of Martinmas in England can be documented back to the 14th-Century and was, at that time, accompanied “by conspicuous feasting, supplemented by musical entertainment”.

Illustration: MEDIEVAL HISTORIES

In England, and elsewhere, the Tradition was to have blood-puddings and freshly-roasted meat stemming from the slaughter of what cattle and other animals had to be culled in November. At the same time, it was “Settling Day”, when servants might leave in order to take up new employments. At the same time, peasants paid their dues to their lords and The Tithe to their Church; often partly paid in birds, like hens, ducks and geese, the Tradition grew to eat these birds roasted at the end of Autumn and beginning of Winter.

However, roast goose at Martinmas does not seem to have been quite so ubiquitous in an Early-English setting or French context.

European Traditions.

Quite the opposite is the case in Continental Europe, where the same elements of The Feast may be found – processions, merrymaking, reckoning, settling. Here, however, the goose was definitely on the table very early on, as is witnessed by some very charming “Martin-Ballads” composed by an otherwise unknown Monk, who lived at the Court of the Archbishop of Salzburg, 1365 -1396.

The Martin Ballads.

The Monk composed two secular ballads. The first one - Martein lieber Herre - is a vernacular translation of a Latin Hymn asking the Saint to present the company with roast goose and new wine. Another poem – Wolauf, lieben gessellen unuerczait – has more the character of being a subversive form of Eucharistic Liturgy, complete with a Chorus and a Tenor singing intermittently. The poem consists of seventy lines, divided into four verses, and the Text for the Tenor.

“Saint Martein, Lieber Herre”.

Available on YouTube

HERE

The song starts with an invitation to form a company, where social differences are laid aside, in order to create a sympathetic society. However, the joy is decidedly coupled with the introduction of (lots) of wine into the company. To this, is later added dishes of beans, apples and roast goose. The job of the Tenor is to invite the Saint –“Lord Martin” – to this joyful occasion as "King of the Merriments" – and to deliver all the goodies; wine and delicacies. It is obvious the Text was meant to be performed among a group of (celibate) men, being able to appreciate the definite Eucharistic connotations of the Text.

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Saint Martin’s Day, also known as Martinstag, or, Martinmas, Feast of Saint Martin of Tours, or, Martin le Miséricordieux, is Celebrated on 11 November each year. 

This is the time when Autumn wheat seeding was completed, and the fattened cattle produced “Martinmas Beef”. Historically, Hiring Fairs were held, where farm labourers would seek new jobs.

Saint Martin of Tours started out as a Roman Soldier, then was Baptised as an adult and became a Monk. It is understood that he was a kind man who led a quiet and simple life. The best-known legend of his “Life” is that he once cut his cloak in half to share with a beggar during a snowstorm, to save the beggar from dying from the cold.

That night, he dreamed that Jesus was wearing the half-cloak. Martin heard Jesus say to the Angels: “Here is Martin, the Roman Soldier who is not Baptised. He has clothed me.”

English: Saint Martin's Day Procession, Germany.

Deutsch: Sankt Martinszug. Erwachsene und Kinder

mit Laternen beim St.-Martins-Umzug. Sankt Martin

auf dem Pferd.

Date: 1949.

Photographer: Lachmann, Hans.

Institution: German Federal Archives, Koblenz.

Sammlung Hans Lachmann (Bild 194).

Attribution: Bundesarchiv, Bild 194-0273-45 / 

Lachmann, Hans / CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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The following Text is from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal.

Saint Martin.
   Bishop and Confessor.
   Feast Day 11 November.

Double.

White Vestments.

English: Children going door to door, with paper lanterns,

on Saint Martin’s Day, in The Netherlands.

Nederland: Sunte-Marten/Sint-Maarten/St. Martin’s Day.

Source: nl:Afbeelding:Sintmaarten.jpg

This File: 4 November 2006.

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In the first three Centuries, the Saints were mostly Martyrs. Saint Martin is the first Bishop and Confessor honoured by The Church in the West. As Durand de Mende remarks, the Liturgy gives him a Rank equal to the Apostles, for he was the principal Apostle of Gaul.

His Feast Day was everywhere of obligation. Taking place often during “Saint Martin’s Summer”, that is at the end of Autumn, it rivalled in importance and popular rejoicings the Feast of Saint John. It had an Octave, like the Feast of Saint Laurence, for Saint Martin, “Priest of Priests” (the Response at Matins), occupied among Confessors the Rank of Saint Laurence among Martyrs.

Saint Martin, born at Savaria, in Pannonia, came to Gaul as a soldier. While still a Catechumen, he one day, near Amiens, gave part of his cloak to a poor man who asked him for alms in the name of Christ. During the following night, Jesus appeared to him clothed in this half of his cloak and said to him: “Martin, a simple Catechumen, covered Me with this garment.”

Abbey of Marmoutiers, France.

Founded by Saint Martin of Tours.

Illustration: OLIVER'S TRAVELS

At the age of eighteen, he was Baptised, and, having become a disciple of Saint Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers, he built, two leagues from the Episcopal City, in the desert of Ligugé, a Monastery, whither he retired with a few disciples. He thus was the Founder of Monastic Life in Gaul.

But God would not allow this Light to remain hidden under the bushel (Gospel). Saint Martin had to leave his solitude and was made Bishop of Tours (Introit, Epistle, Gradual). He then Founded the famous Abbey of Marmoutiers, or Martin’s Monastery, where he often retired. There, he had around him eighty Monks who imitated the Lives of the Hermits of Thebaid.

He lived more than eighty years, devoting himself to the Glory of God and the Salvation of Souls. He died at Candes, near Tours, France, in 397 A.D. His tomb became famous through many Miracles, and attracted crowds from all parts of the Country.

Saint Gregory, Bishop of Tours in the 6th-Century A.D., does not hesitate to call the Holy Worker of Miracles the special Patron of the whole World. Few Saints have been so popular, In France, alone, there are about 4,000 Parish Churches Dedicated to Saint Martin and 485 Market-Towns or Villages that still bear his name.

Rome has a Church of Saint Sylvester and Saint Martin, where the Station is held on the Thursday of the Fourth Week in Lent. Saint Martin’s Cope used to be borne at the head of the Army in time of War and, on it, were sworn Solemn Oaths in time of Peace.

Mass: Státuit ei Dóminus.
Commemoration: Saint Mennas.