Today, 29 October, is the feast of ...
* Anastasius of Suppentonia (c. 570)
- abbot whose life and miracles are described in Gregory the
Great's *Dialogues*
* Colman of Kilmacduagh (632)
- of royal blood, he founded a monastery where he lived on weeds
and water before becoming first bishop of Kilmacduagh
* Anna the Young (ninth century)
- in order to live the religious life she desired, she disguised
herself as a man named Euphemianus and lived among monks for several
years; then lived with two eunuch monks for a few years before ending
her days in Constantinople
* Laudoveva (?)
- supposedly a Frankish queen; buried in church of St Frambaud in
Senlis until the French Revolution
* Remi of Lyon (875)
- served as chaplain to emperor Lothar II
* Aethelnoth of Canterbury (1038)
- baptized by St Dunstan; had great influence on king Canute;
supposedly wrote a work on the Virgin Mary, but no trace of this exists
* Allucio di Campugliano (1134)
- founded hospitals in Tuscany; in one of them, he invited men to
live there who had left behind 'pro Dei praedia vel uxores atque filios'
* Pierre le Borgne (1186)
- abbot of Clairvaux, who supposedly wept so much over his sins
that he lost sight in one eye
* Ida of Leau (thirteenth century)
- became nun of Ramiege after schooling with beguines; known for
her passion for copying and correcting liturgical books; lived for some
time with mystics Beatrice of Nazareth and Ida of Nivelles
* Benvenuta Boiani (1292)
- joined Dominican third order, where after five years of
paralysis she vowed to make pilgrimage to St Dominic's tomb in Bologna
if she were able; after miraculous cure, she fulfilled her vow
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Dr Carolyn Muessig
Department of Theology and Religious Studies
University of Bristol
Bristol BS8 1TB
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On Sat, 28 Oct 2000, Kristin and Travis Stolz wrote:
> Angus,
>
> The number of the Sacraments was fixed at seven by Pope Innocent III at the
> Fourth Lateran Council (1215), and the Council of Florence later reaffirmed
> this as well (1438-1445), as did the Council of Trent (1545-1563). Prior to
> this, however, the number of the Sacraments varied from as few as two to as
> many as thirty--St. Bernard of Clairvaux, e.g., listed ten.
>
> I hope this is helpful.
>
> Regards,
> The Rev. Travis D. Stolz
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Angus Graham <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 8:21 PM
> Subject: Sacramental oddity
>
>
> > Dear all
> >
> > A colleague in Italy is looking at the work of Bono Giamboni (fl.
> > 1261-1292), in particular his Della miseria dell'uomo. In book 6 of this
> > work, Bono lists the 7 sacraments, but among them includes
> > 'Incarnazione' and is silent on ordination. One might suppose this to be
> > some scribal glitch between Incarnazione and Ordinazione, but this is
> > not so, since Bono continues:
> >
> > "Per la Incarnazione e morte di Cristo se ne salvano le genti, e vannone
> > in paradiso: sanza la cui incarnazione e morte niuno si poteva salvare;
> > e perņ dice il Vangelio, tutti siamo ricomperati del prezioso sangue di
> > Cristo."
> >
> > In a later work on vices and virtues, Bono gives the 7 sacraments as we
> > would expect them. I cannot help my colleague with any insight, and I
> > wonder if the collective wisdom and knowledge of this list might have
> > some explanation or know of similar variation among our sacraments?
> > Gregory IX's Decretals (early 1230s) makes mention of the sacraments
> > here and there but gives us no surprises.
> >
> > With thanks
> >
> > Angus Graham, in the air-conditioned ambience of NE Oman.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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