Data for Friday, February 13

Saint of the Day --- Absalom Jones of Philadelphia (1746-1818), who with Richard Allen was one of the first two African-Americans ordained in the US.

Scripture of the Day --- 2nd Timothy 3:12-17 - [Selection based on the Daily Office Lectionary in the Book of Common Prayer] - [In the last days...] All who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, while evil men and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceivers and deceived. But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings which are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. (RSV)

Word of the Day --- seigniors -- feudal lords of manors ; men of rank in pre-revelutionary France or in ancient England after the Norman conquest.

Place of the Day --- Sievering, Vienna (Wien), Austria -- 48°15'07"N, 16°19'15"E - neighborhood of Vienna, located in the district of Döbling, it's about 4 miles (6 km) NW of the city center.