Thursday, September 13, 2007

St. Supercilia

St. Supercilia, born in Paris about the year 1400, was a maiden of remarkable erudition, who steadfastly refused to marry anyone who could not defeat her in open disputation. When the best scholars of all the universities in Europe had tried and failed, her unworthy father brutally commanded her to accept the hand of a man who, though virtuous, sensible, and of a good estate, knew only six languages and was weak in mathematics. At this, the outraged saint raised her eyebrows so high that they lifted her off her feet and out through a top-story window, whence she was last seen floating away in a northerly direction.

St. Supercilia is the patron of pedants. Her feast, Eyebrow Sunday, falls in Cacophony, between Lowbrow Sunday and Derogation Day.

-Dorothy Sayers, "Selections from The Pantheon Papers," The Whimsical Christian, 5-6.

4 comments:

Unknown said...

I love it, Beth!

Jessie just told me about your blog today. I'll be a regular attendee.

Mrs. G

Leta said...

I want to celebrate Eyebrow Sunday.

Beth said...

Aha! I was wondering who Frank was... :)

Oh, and yes, Leta is right--we should definitely celebrate Eyebrow Sunday.

Jessielynn said...

You know Frank: Frank of the Elk Whales. =)