Quote of the day
Everyone confesses in the abstract that exertion which brings out all the powers of body and mind is the best thing for us all; but practically most people do all they can to get rid of it, and as a general rule nobody does much more than circumstances drive them to do.
Eamon Duffy

Born: February 9, 1947 (age 78)
Bio: Eamon Duffy is an Irish historian and academic. He is Professor of the History of Christianity at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow and former President of Magdalene College.
Known for:
- The Stripping of the Altars (1992)
- Marking the Hours (2006)
- Ten Popes Who Shook the World (2011)






