medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (18. October) is the feast day of:
Luke (1st cent.) Luke is named as the author of the third gospel as well
as the Acts of the Apostles. Little, however, is known about his life and
deeds. He may have been born in Antioch, and the epistle to the Colossians
attests that he was a physician. It is unknown when Luke converted to
Christianity (he was most likely raised as a pagan) or whether he knew
Jesus personally. It is probable that he was converted by Paul, whom he
accompanied for about 17 years, starting in 50/51. Nothing is known of
Luke after Paul's death in c. 67. Some accounts report that he settled in
Achaia (Greece), where he wrote his gospel and Acts, and that he died
peacefully there at the age of 84. Other reports say that he died in
Ephesus or in Thebes. In 357 Luke's relics were taken from Thebes to
Constantinople and plaed in the church of the apostles. Some relics made
it to Padua on an 18th of October in the eighth century; these were
officially recognized as the relics of Luke in 1177 by Pope Alexander III.
The legend that he painted an icon of the Virgin Mary led to his veneration
as patron saint of artists.
Justus of Beauvais (?) A legendary passio reports that Justus was a
nine-year-old boy from Auxerre. On his flight from Christian-persecutors
he was seized near Beauvais. The little Justus refused to tell where his
Christian father and uncle had hidden, so was beheaded. According to the
legend, Justus took his head and carried it to his kinsmen, who then buried
him.
Gwenn (Gwendolin) (5th cent.) Gwenn probably lived in the fifth century in
Britain, and was married to the king of Cornwall. She is supposed to have
been the mother of several saints, and the foundation of several churches
in Devon and Cornwall is attributed to her. Her cult was especially
popular in Brittany, which may have been her original homeland.
Monon (d. c. 645) Monon, originally from either Scotland or Ireland,
decided while on a pilgrimage to settle as a hermit in a forest in the
Ardennes. He became an active preacher and missionary, a career cut short
when he was killed by robbers.
Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice
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