medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (11. April) is the feast day of:
Antipas (1st cent.) The martyrdom of Antipas is mentioned in the book of
Revelation. He died in Pergamon. A Greek legend reports that Antipas had
been bishop of Pergamon. It is certain that by the fifth century there was
a church dedicated to him in Pergamon.
Godeberta of Noyon (d. c. 700) Godeberta came from the region of Noyon.
In 657 she became a nun; Eligius of Noyon named her abbess of a nunnery he
founded in Noyon.
Guthlac (d. 714) The cult of Guthlac was one of the most important of
medieval England. Guthlac lived as a hermit on the isle of Crowland, famed
for self-abnegation and penitential practices.
Stanislaus of Cracow (d. 1079) Stanislaus, born in Cracow (Poland) in 1030
and educated in Gniezno and Paris, became bishop of Cracow in 1072. He
especially concerned himself with clerical morality---and that of the king.
When Stanislaus reproached Boleslav II for his nonchalant attitude toward
his marriage vows a major controversy arose between the two. Stanislaus
excommunicated the king; the king killed the bishop in church during mass
before the altar. The outraged populace drove Boleslav from Poland.
Despite his spectacular death, Stanislaus was not canonized until 1254.
Lanuin (blessed) (d. 1121) Lanuin was a disciple of Bruno of Chartreuse.
He accompanied Bruno to Italy, becoming prior of La Torre in Calabria (the
second Carthusian house) after Bruno's death. Lanuin was beatified in
1893.
Rainer of Osnabruck (d. 1235) Not formally canonized. From c. 1210 on
Rainer lived as a recluse beside the cathedral of Osnabruck (Saxony). He
led a life of penitential self-flagellation, etc. He was already highly
honored during his lifetime, and a cult grew after his death. Since 1465
his relics have been in a shrine in Osnabruck cathedral.
Angelus Carleti of Chivasso (d. 1495) (blessed) Angelo was from Liguria
(Italy). Over the years he held many important offices in the Franciscan
order. He was also famed as a religious writer. He was beatified in 1753.
Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice
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