Dear All,
I do apologize for not posting the saints for the last few weeks. For
those of you who would like to the postings for the skipped days you can
find them in our archive at the following web site:
For November Feasts:
http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/lists-k-o/medieval-religion/1998-11/welcome.html
For December Feasts:
http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/lists-k-o/medieval-religion/1998-12/welcome.html
Today, 17 December, is the feast of ...
* Lazarus, confessor (first century)
- known mainly from John 11, 1-44, the story of his resurrection by
Jesus;
he supposedly went on to become the first bishop of Marseilles
* Olympias, widow (c. 410)
- she gave away so much money that John Chrysostom had to order her to
stop
* Begga, widow and abbess (seventh century)
- daughter of Pepin of Landen, mayor of the palace, and St Itta, she
eventually married Ansegilius, son of St Arnulf of Metz; she was the
mother of Pepin of Herstal, founder of the Carolingian dynasty
* Florian, Calinicus, and companions, martyrs at Eleutheropolis in
Palestine (eighth century)
* Sturmi, abbot (779)
- 'Apostle of the Saxons', he was the first German to become a
Benedictine; founded the monastery of Fulda
* William Longsword, martyr (943)
- Norman duke, assassinated and venerated in Rouen
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Dr Carolyn Muessig
Department of Theology and Religious Studies
University of Bristol
Bristol BS8 1TB
UK
phone: +44(0)117-928-8168
fax: +44(0)117-929-7850
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