medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (1. June) is the feast day of:
Ischyrion and Companions (d. 250) Ischyrion was an official in Egypt. He
proclaimed his faith during the Decian persecution. He and several
companions were impaled and tortured until they died.
Proculus (d. 542?) According to legend, Proculus was a soldier in Bologna.
After killing a Christian-persecutor who was in imperial service, Proculus
himself was beheaded. Alternatively, Proculus was a bishop of Bologna who
died, also as a martyr.
Ronan (6th cent.) Ronan was probably an Irishman. He was active in
Brittany as a missionary bishop in the sixth century, and lived an ascetic
life as a hermit.
Wistan (d. 850) Born in c. 820 in Mercia, Wistan became king at a young
age, with his mother Elfleda ruling for him. A cousin wanted to marry
Elfleda to gain power, but Wistan forbade it; the cousin then murdered
Wistan. Wistan's relics later made it to Evesham, where a strong cult
developed.
Simeon of Trier (d. 1035) The Greek Simeon was born in Syracuse (Sicily)
in the second half of the tenth century. He studied in Constantinople and
became a hermit in Palestine, and then a monk at Mt. Sinai. In c. 1027
Simeon came to Normandy, collecting alms for his monastery. He accompanied
Archbishop Poppo of Trier on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, and then
returned with him to Trier. In c. 1029 Simeon became a recluse in a cell
in the Porta Nigra (later made into a church, which is why the Porta Nigra
survived when all the rest of the walls were torn down). Simeon was
canonized only a few months after his death, by Pope Benedict IX.
Enneco of Ona (d. 1057) Enneco, born in c. 980 in Calatayud (Spain) became
a Benedictine monk and later received the abbacy of Ona in Castile from the
king of Navarre. He made the monastery flourish, and it is reported that
not only Christians but Jews and Muslims mourned when Enneco died. He was
canonized in 1259.
Kuno of Trier (d. 1066) Kuno, born in 1016, was made archbishop of Trier
by Emperor Henry IV. Angered by this decision, made without the agreement
of the clergy of Trier, opponents of Kuno captured him before he entered
his office and murdered him by throwing him off a cliff. Kuno was soon
honored as a martyr.
Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice
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