Quote:
Originally Posted by MargaretR
Being given saint status was most likely on a par with the way peerages are awarded today - dodgy!
It generated money for the church because pilgrimages to saint's shrines were generated.
|
According to myth today is also the day Shakespeare was born and also died - 23rd April. Don't know how true this is? He's another one that some people say did not exist in reality...though I'm not saying I support that theory...
