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The Feast Day of Saint Pope Leo the I, also known as Leo the Great, commemorates the 5th century Bishop of Rome who contributed significantly to developing ideas of papal authority and is best known for meeting Attila the Hun in 452 and persuading him to turn back from his invasion of Italy.

He is also well-known for his role in the debates of the Council of Chalcedon, the fourth ecumenical council, during which he issued the famous Tome of Leo, which elucidated the hypostatic union of Christ’s two natures, divine and human, united in one person. For his theological contributions, he was named a Doctor of the Church by Pope Benedict XIV with the title Doctor unitatis Ecclesiae (“Doctor of the Church’s Unity”). Additionally, he is the first of the three Popes listed in the Annuario Pontificio with the title “the Great,” alongside Gregory I and Nicholas I.

+ Includes a recipe for Lamb with Salted Wine Sauce

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The Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica Cathedral of Saint Mary (Burgos, Spain)

+ With construction starting in the 13th century, this monumental Medieval Gothic cathedral is one of the most important buildings in Spain.

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The Colossus of Nero

+ Now lost to time, and likely earthquake damage, this monumental statue was one of the most impressive and well-known artworks of Roman antiquity. There is even speculation that the Roman Colosseum got its name from its proximity to this statue.

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The Feast Day of Saint Charles Borromeo (4 November) celebrates the 16th century Italian aristocrat who served as a prelate, Archbishop, and Cardinal. He was an important figure in the Catholic Counter-Reformation. He oversaw significant reforms within the Church, including the establishment of seminaries for the education of priests. Later in his life, he served in Milan during a plague outbreak, not leaving the city even when most civil officials had done so. He went into personal debt at this time to feed thousands of people. He died of a fever, in Milan, at the age of only 46 years old.

He is a patron saint of bishops, cardinals, catechists, catechumens, seminarians, spiritual directors, spiritual leaders, apple orchards, starch makers, colic, intestinal disorder, against ulcers, stomach diseases, Lombardy, Italy, and Monterey California.

+ Includes a feast day recipe for Chimichangas San Carlos

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Piano Sonata No. 2

Piano Sonata No. 2 by Frédéric Chopin

This piece is most famous for its Funeral March. Though if you’re a fan of professional wrestling, the mood set by the piece is one wherein perhaps the Dead Man might just rise.

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St Mary Magdalene, Paddington (Rowington Close, London, England)

+ Designed by Gothic Revivalist architect, George Edmund Street, to serve a poor part of 19th century London with (among other things) beauty, this church is considered his masterpiece and is filled with incredible stained glass, mosaics, and sculptures. It has also served as a filming location for multiple movies, including most recently 2012’s Les Misérables .

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