Morgan Library M.56 is a tiny northern Italian Book from the second half of the 15th century. The hours are illuminated in the somewhat florid late Italian Gothic, but the calendar is quite plain, with just a simple blue KL at the start of each month. The saints represent the usual ones, with some specifically Italian additions. There are also two oddities, both the entry for Feb 25 (St. Constantine) and for May 13 (Pope Theodore) list them as Virgins, rather than bishops or popes. It is possible that other saints are meant, but I was unable to find a reference anywhere to a female saint on either date. Interestingly M.14 (DB Id: 164) also includes Pope Theodore, listed as a Virgin.
(DB Id: 109)
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