"RAINY SIMON AND JUDE."
St. Simon and St. Jucle are "weatntf saints," who are supposed to bring lieavy rain. Allusion to the certainty of/' ra !jj on Simon and Jude" are plentiful in old plays. ' Holinshed records that on the eve o£ this anniversary, in 1536, when * battle was about to be fought between the troops of Henry VIII. and the YorK* shire insurgents, "there fell so heavy rain that it could not take place. ,.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19300711.2.112
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 162, 11 July 1930, Page 8
Word Count
75"RAINY SIMON AND JUDE." Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 162, 11 July 1930, Page 8
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.
Log in