<pre> I must confess that the thought of poor St. Arnulf scourging, dancing
and laughing reminded me of Pink Panther movies, especially Inspector Dreyfuss.
Forgive me, St. Arnulf.
K
Today, 30 June, is the feast of ...
* Martial, bishop of Limoges (c. 250) - an eleventh-century vita claims
that he was one of the seventy-two disciples of Jesus;
Two years ago Daniel Williman added:
It was Bernard Gui OP who tried to make a complete list of the original
disciples, and he certainly included Martial; but the 11th-century vita,
almost certainly by Ademar of S. Martial, made him much more: a relative
of S. Peter, converted out of the tribe of Benjamin by the preaching of
Jesus, it seems Martial would have been an apostle but for his young
age. The Limousin popes of Avignon, led by Clement VI, relied on the
apostolic legend and embroidered it further. In the S. Martial chapel of the
palace at Avignon, one sees Jesus instructing the Twelve at Capharnaum, using
young Martial as a living example of humility, "Unless you become like
this little one ..."
* Bertrand, bishop of Le Mans (623) - was particularly concerned with
the planting of vineyards in his diocese
* Erentrude, virgin (c. 718) - in the early eleventh century, emperor St
Henry attributed his cure from illness to her intervention
* Theobald or Thibaud of Provins (1066) - travelled with another noble,
Walter, to Reims, Suxy (Ardennes), forest of Pettingen (Luxemburg),
Compostela, Rome and other Italian holy places before settling in
Salanigo, near Vicenza
* Arnulf of Villers (1228) - a Cistercian lay-brother known for his
mortifications and penitential exercises; in later years he suffered
from St Vitus's Dance, and while scourging himself he would laugh and dance
Martinus Cawley is preparing an English translation of Arnulf's life. It
will appear in Cistercian Publications (perhaps it already has?) For
more information about Arnulf see: Martinus Cawley, "Four Abbots of the
Golden Age of Villers," *Cistercian Studies Quarterly* 27.4 (1992): 299-327.
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Dr Carolyn Muessig
Department of Theology and Religious Studies
University of Bristol
Bristol BS8 1TB
UK
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