Jim informed us:
Saint
"Mercedes Maria"
Good name for a caror would that be sacrilegious?
Bob R.
I just checked my Roman Martyrology and see no Mercedes Maria for today...Hmm.
Emil Jellinek (Daimler's rep in France in the early 1900's) got permission to
call Daimlers "Mercedes" in France as Daimler was too German sounding. His
daughter was named Mercedes after Our Lady of Mercy (aka Our Lad
According to my wife, one of the 20-odd saints whose day
it is was Mercedes Maria. Can't tell you any more than that.
-- Jim
