medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
It's fascinating to see Augustine and Bede celebrated on the same day, given
that Bede's account of Augustine's work in England is the basis for
Augustine's fame. I've had the impression for some time, though, that the
English were rather more fond of Pope Gregory for sending the rather
reckless and "colonializing" Italian monk than of Augustine himself.
jw
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> Today (26. May) is the feast day of:
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> Augustine of Canterbury (d. 604) The "apostle to the English" (pace St.
> Columcille & his followers), the Italian Augustine became a monk at one of
> Gregory the Great's foundations in Rome. In 596 Gregory sent Augustine as
> the head of a group of 40 monks as missionaries to England. Augustine
> enjoyed considerable success in Kent, in 601 becoming the first archbishop
> of Canterbury. He also founded the archdioceses of London and York.
>
> Godo (d. c. 695) Godo was from Verdun, the nephew of St. Wandrille, the
> founder and first abbot of Fontenelle. Godo entered Fontenelle under his
> nephew, and in 661 went on to found the monastery of Oye in Champagne.
>
> Bede the Venerable (d. 735) Bede was born in northern England in c.
> 672/673 and at the age of seven was oblated at the nearby monastery of
> Wearmouth (he later moved to Jarrow). There Bede remained until
> his death,
> winning a reputation as one of the great learned men of his age, as one of
> the first medieval theologians, and as author of many works, most notably
> the Ecclesiastical History of England (which I recently re-read; I had
> forgotten Bede's downright obsession with the proper date of Easter.)
> Relics of Bede made it to Durham cathedral in c. 1025, and in
> 1899 Bede was
> named a doctor of the Church.
>
> Andreas Franchi (blessed) (d. 1401) The Dominican Andreas
> Franchi was born
> in Pistoia (Italy) in 1335. From 1382 until his death he served as bishop
> of Pistoia, famed for his care for the poor and general social
> responsibility. He was formally beatified in 1921.
>
> Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice
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