medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (12. June) is the feast day of:
Leo III (d. 816) Leo was a Roman priest who became pope in 795. He was
accused of every possible corruption and his enemies caught and tried to
blind and mutilate him. But Leo ran for Francia and asked Charlemagne for
help. They came back to Rome together; Leo was able to purge himself of
the charges against him, and Charles ended up as emperor. Leo's cult dates
from the 10th century; he was canonized in 1673.
Odulf (d. 855) Odulf was a missionary in Frisia (who seem to have taken a
lot of time to convert). He built a church and monastery at Stavoren and
worked as an evangelist there for many years. His cult grew after his
death, and by the eleventh century he was popular enough to have his relics
stolen---Vikings brought the relics to London, where the bishop bought them
and handed them over to Evesham abbey. Or perhaps not; the legend says
that the relics were stolen from Stavoren, but according to Utrecht
tradition Odulf was buried there and never removed.
Eskil (d. c. 1080) Eskil was an Englishman, a relative of Sigfrid of
Sweden. He helped Sigfrid as a missionary to the Swedes, mainly active in
Sodermanland. E. became bishop of Strangnas. But when the frindly king
Inge was murdered, the non-Christians felt free to show their dislike of
the new religion, and stoned Eskil to death.
John of Sahagun (d. 1479) John was born at Sahagun (near Leon, Spain), and
became a pluralist cleric thanks to his family connections. But in 1456
John resigned all but one of his benefices, studied theology, and became an
Augustinian friar. He was an active public preacher and peacemaker.
Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice
[log in to unmask]
**********************************************************************
To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME
to: [log in to unmask]
To send a message to the list, address it to:
[log in to unmask]
To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion
to: [log in to unmask]
In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to:
[log in to unmask]
For further information, visit our web site:
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html
|