, ▁except ▁for ▁a ▁source ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 6 , ▁where ▁the ▁fe ast ▁was ▁celebrated ▁on ▁April ▁ 7 ▁for ▁unknown ▁reasons ▁( a ▁parentheses ▁notes ▁that ▁the ▁day ▁is ▁normally ▁celebrated ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁March ). ▁W riter ▁Elizabeth ▁D ray son ▁mentions ▁the ▁fe ast ▁being ▁celebrated ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 8 ▁the ▁year ▁of ▁ 1 5 8 8 ▁in ▁her ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁book : ▁" The ▁Le ad ▁Books ▁of ▁Gran ada ". ▁▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁out ▁of ▁print ▁sources ▁pron oun cing ▁the ▁fe ast ▁for ▁ 1 8 ▁March , ▁was ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 8 ▁and ▁has ▁the ▁name ▁" F los ▁san ctor um : ▁historia ▁general ▁de ▁la ▁vida ▁y ▁he chos ▁de ▁Jes u - Chr isto ▁... ▁y ▁de ▁los ▁sant os ▁de ▁que ▁re za ▁y ▁ha ze ▁fi esta ▁la ▁Ig lesia ▁C athol ica ▁... " ▁by ▁the ▁Spanish ▁writer ▁Al onso ▁de ▁Vil leg as , ▁a ▁newer ▁edition ▁of ▁this ▁book ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 7 9 4 . ▁ ▁Another ▁source ▁published ▁in ▁Ireland ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁« The ▁Irish ▁E cc les iast ical ▁Record » ▁also ▁mentions ▁March ▁ 1 8 . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁painting ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁by ▁the ▁Italian ▁artist ▁D iod ore ▁Rah ou lt , ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁of ▁March ▁appears ▁on ▁the ▁painting ▁as