medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
At 07:17 PM 10/9/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
>Today (10. October) is the feast day of:
>
>Gereon of Cologne (d. c. 304) According to legend, Gereon was a member of
>the Theban Legion, beheaded with companions in a field near Cologne because
>of his beliefs. The tale is that the martyr's body was thrown into a
>stream, over which Empress Helena later had a church erected. A church of
>the late fourth century still forms the core of the church of St. Gereon in
>Cologne. By the sixth century, Gregory of Tours reports that 50 martyrs of
>the Theban Legion were buried in the church. In 1121 a body was found that
>was claimed to be Gereon's and was elevated.
One of Cologne's splendid Romanesque basilicas is dedicated to him.
Tom Izbicki
Thomas M. Izbicki
Collection Development Coordinator
Eisenhower Library
Johns Hopkins University
3400 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
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