medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (25. October) is the feast day of:
Fronto of Perigeux (1st cent.?) According to legend, Fronto was a
companion of St. Peter and first bishop of Perigeux. He appears in several
early calendars.
Minias (Miniato) (d. c. 250) According to legend, Minias was an Armenian
prince who served in the Roman army in Italy. He was tortured and then
beheaded in Decius' persecution. According to legend, he himself carried
his severed head to the place where he was buried, the later site of the
basilica of S. Miniato al Monte near Florence. (Did any beheaded early
martyrs NOT walk around with their heads under their arms? Is this a
compensation for the relative normality of being decapitated instead of
boiled in oil, having breasts hacked off, etc., etc.?)
Crispin and Crispinian (d. c. 287) C & C were probably Roman martyrs,
whose relics were in time transported to Soissons; from there their cult
spread throughout Europe. In legend, C & C were Christians who fled Rome
because of Diocletian's persecution. They came to Soissons, where they
worked as missionaries and earned their keep as cobblers (giving most of
the proceeds to the poor). One day they were recognized as Christians, and
were executed after they refused to make the proper offerings to the state
gods.
Markianos and Martyrios (d. c. 358) Markianos and Martyrios, also known as
the Holy Notaries, were in the service of Patriarch Paul I of
Constantinople, who was persecuted by the Arians. After Paul's death in
exile (353), M & M were also imprisoned, and eventually killed by their
Arian opponents. John Chrysostom built a church over their graves.
Gaudentius of Brescia (d. c. 420) Gaudentius was a monk in Caesarea in
Cappadocia. Probably in 396 he became bishop of Brescia (Italy).
Gaudentius was among John Chrysostom's supporters at the Council of
Constantinople in 405/406. He was one of the most learned churchmen of his
time, and left several notable texts.
Heinrich of Bonn (d. 1147) (blessed) Heinrich was born in c. 1100 in
Bonn. He took part in the Second Crusade, and was killed at the siege of
Lisbon. Several miracles occurred at his tomb in St. Vincent's, Lisbon,
and a vigorous cult developed.
Forty Martyrs of England and Wales (d. 1535-1679) This representative
group of Roman Catholics martyred for their beliefs was selected from a
group of 200 already beatified figures and canonized by Paul VI in 1970.
They include 13 seminary priests, 10 Jesuits, 3 Benedictines, 3
Carthusians, 1 Brigettine, 2 Franciscans, 1 Augustinian friar, 4 laymen and
3 laywomen.
Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice
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