Get your popcorn ready: Pope St. Hyginus, the Windy City, and more

The Tuesday Pillar Post

Hey everybody,

Today is January 11, and the feast of Pope St. Hyginus. Sort of.

Pope Hyginus was Bishop of Rome from 137 until 142 AD. It is sometimes said that he died a martyr, but it’s pretty hard to verify that.

What is known, though, is that Pope Hyginus battled the Gnostic heresy, decreed that churches had to be consecrated before Mass could be cel…