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99 ST. MUSCULA 00 was the first person buried in St. Andrew's church. Compare Muren. Forbes. St. Movena or Mowena, Modwenna. St. Muadhnata of Caille in Ireland, Jan. 6. 6th century. Sister of SS. Talulla, Osnata, and Molaisse. (See OsNATA.) Lanigan. St. Muciana, June 8, M. at Caesarea in Cappadocia. AA,S8, St; Mu^iana, Dec. 15. Perhaps Mauqina. rerhaps an abbess of Cluain- buirren, where she is worshipped. Lanigan. St. Muirgel. (See Muriel.) St. Mundana, MoNDANE,or Modettb, May 5, M. 6th century. Mother of St. Sardos, bishop of Limoges, also called Sardon, Sardot, St. Sacerdos, which is translated Si PrStre. Mundana was the wife of B. Laban, a nobleman of Aqnitaine aud subject of the pious King Anticius or Ecdicius, who was godfather to St. Sardos. Sardos was brought up by the holy Bishop St. Capuan, and eyontually became abbot of Calabre on the Dordogne. His father and mother were so impressed by his sanctity that they divided all their possessions, giving half to the Church and half to the poor, and devoted themselves to a religious life. Some time after the death of Laban, Sardos was chosen bishop of Limoges. He died there about 530 and, according to his request, his body was brought back to Calabre, in a boat on the Dor- dogne. When the boat came near the house where Mundana lived, she went down to the river to meet the funeral procession of her son. She was now blind and was led by her maids, but as soon as she arrived at the edge of the water, her sight was restored. Many years afterwards she was massacred by the Vandals, who overran that region. AA.SS. St Mundicorda, Bona (1). St. Mundino, Mindixia. St. Muneria, Monessa. St. Munessa, Monessa. St. Munna is mentioned in some ancient litanies of the Anglican Church, fonnd by Mabillon in the Library of Bheims, in Anglo-Saxon characters. Be- sides St. Gregory and other early saints, they contain the names of SS. Patrick, Brendan, Camach, Columkill, Bridoet, etc., but none of the names of later saints, famous in England in the 7th century, as Cuthbert, Aidan, Wilfred, etc. Ma- billon, Vetera Aanalecta. Lanigan. St. Muren, Oct. 17, V. in whose honour was built one of the seven churches of Chibrimont or St. Andrews, in which were fifty virgin nuns, all of royal birth. She was a nun for eleven years, and was buried in the east part of the church. Compare Mouren. AA,SS. Forbes. B. Murenna, May 26. Four ab- besses of Eildare bore this name. Only the second is expressly called Blessed, She was the (laughter of Suart, and died in 919. Colgan. St. Murichach is commemorated among virgins and widows in the Dun- keld litany. Forbes. St. Muriel is commemorated among virgins and widows in the Dunkeld litany. Probably same name as the Irish MuiRGEL. Forbes. St. Murina, May 27, M. at Tomis on the Black Sea. AA.SS. St. Musa, April 2, V. 6th century. A little girl, sister of Proculus the servant of God, mentioned in the dia- logue of St. Gregory, lib. 4, chap. 17. One night she had a vision in which the ViuoiN Mary appeared to her and showed her girls of her own age in. white raiment. While Musa longed to join them and did not dare to approach, the Blessed Mary asked her if she would like to be with them and be ruled by her. The child said she would. The Holy Virgin bade her therefore abstain from all childish and frivolous amusements, promising to come for her in thirty days and place her among the children she had seen. Her parents soon observing a change in her behaviour, questioned her about it and she told them her dream. On the twenty-fifth day she was seized with fever. On the thirtieth day, as the hour of her death drew near, she again saw the Virgin Mary, and died exclaiming joyfully, "J^cce Domina, Venio.'' AA.SS. St. Musca, sister of Cyria (2). St. Muscula, April 12, M. at Capua, in Italy. AAJSS.