The naked saint

Spare a thought for St Basil the Blessed, who's Feast Day is celebrated today. This shoe-maker's apprentice used to run around naked as the day he was born giving goods from Moscow shops to give to the poor and needy. He snuffed it in 1552.

Now, while I respect his charitable nature surely there was no need to do it in the natural. For a starter, Moscow isn't known for its heat-waves. That couldn't have been good for his manhood!