Overview
- Albertus Magnus is noted as a Dominican scholar born in 1206 in Lauingen who taught Thomas Aquinas, served as bishop of Regensburg, wrote influential works in philosophy, theology and natural sciences, and died in Cologne in 1280.
- Saint Eugene of Toledo is remembered for his poetry, music and theology, with his poems reported as preserved in the Brussels library.
- El Norte de Castilla lists additional observances for the date that include Saints Desiderius of Cahors, Fintan of Rheinau, Gurias and Samonas of Edessa, Maclovius of Alet, Sidonius of Rouen and Blessed Caius Coreano.
- La Gaceta highlights that some calendars also recall Saint Raphael of St. Joseph Kalinowski along with other blesseds and martyrs on this date.
- The coverage describes onomástica as the name day linked to a person's patron saint and reports that the custom of celebrating saints' days has roots in long-standing Spanish Christian practice.