medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
In some churches, perhaps primarily abbatial, Christmas Eve is the feast
of Adam.
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> Today (24. December) is the feast day of:
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> martyrs of Antioch (d. 250) This is a group of 40 unmarried women,
> martyred in the reign of Decius.
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> Tarsilla (d. c. 581) Tarsilla was Pope Gregory the Great's aunt, a sister
> of St. Emiliana. T. lived an ascetic life in her family home.
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> Mochua (Cuan) (d. c. 657) Mochua (an affectionate form of the name Cuan)
> was from Connaught, Ireland. He was a warrior before becoming a monk. As
> a monk he made up for lost time, though, founding monasteries at Timahoe
> (Co. Laois) and Derinish (Co. Cavan).
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> Adela of Pfalzel (d. c. 734) Adela was, according to legend, a daughter
> of
> the Frankish king Dagobert II. After she was widowed, she founded the
> convent of Pfalzel (near Trier) and became its first abbess.
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> Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice
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