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August 28[edit]

Himmler Peace Negotiations[edit]

Hello,

I've heard that Himmler tried to negotiate peace with the Allies during World War II, but upon researching it, I haven't been able to find any information on what he was actually offering/suggesting in these talks: is it unknown what he was suggesting to the Allies, have I just missed some information, or is this all not true? If you have any information, I'd be appreciative and happy to hear it.

Thank you,

User:Heyoostorm^_talk! 01:44, 28 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

You might begin by following up the references cited in our article sub-section Heinrich Himmler#Peace negotiations. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 2.122.179.94 (talk) 03:29, 28 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Catholic/Orthodox saints[edit]

Britannica says Mesrop Mashtots is "venerated as a saint in the Armenian Apostolic Church, the Armenian Catholic Church, and in Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches."

That he is a saint of the first two is common knowledge, but I am having a hard time verifying that he's canonized by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. Websites like catholic.org and catholic.net do seem to say/imply that, but he doesn't seem to be in the Roman Martyrology and other lists of Catholic saints. Is there no easy way to check this? ----Երևանցի ^talk 14:03, 28 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Here is an Italian Catholic site citing him: http://www.santiebeati.it/Detailed/41370.html . In the Italian Wikipedia's article about him there are a few hints: "Venerato da tutte le Chiese che ammettono il culto dei santi" = "Venerated by all Churches that admit the cult of saints" & "Dal Martirologio Romano alla data del 17 febbraio: In Armenia, san Mesrop, dottore degli Armeni: discepolo di san Narsete e scrivano nel palazzo reale, divenuto monaco, creò un alfabeto, perché il popolo potesse essere avviato alle sante Scritture, tradusse i due Testamenti e compose inni e altri cantici in lingua armena." = "From the Roman Martyrology to the date of February 17: In Armenia, St. Mesrop, doctor of the Armenians: disciple of St. Narses and scribe in the royal palace, who became a monk, created an alphabet, so that the people could be sent to the Holy Scriptures, translated the two Testaments and composed hymns and other songs in the Armenian language." --95.238.130.59 (talk) 16:38, 28 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

He died before the churches split apart after the Council of Chalcedon, so if he was a saint before that, he'd still be a saint in all the churches (unless they removed him later). Adam Bishop (talk) 12:35, 29 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]