medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (25. September) is the feast day of:
Florence of Mont Glonne (4th cent.) Florence was possibly a Bavarian,
supposedly a disciple of St. Martin. After a time spent as priest in the
area of Poitou, Florence became a hermit, gathered followers, and founded a
monastery.
Cadoc (d. c. 560) Cadoc was a leading South Welsh monk, probably a
contemporary of David and Gildas. He founded the church of Llancarfan.
According to much later legend, Cadoc ended up as a bishop and martyr in
Benevento, which seems to have no historic foundation.
Finbar (d. c. 610) Finbar (aka Findbarr, Barra, or Barry) was born in what
is now Co. Cork (Ireland). He became a hermit, soon gathered disciples,
and founded the monastery of Etargabail. His most famous foundation,
however, was the monastery of Cork, around which the town developed.
Albert of Jerusalem (d. 1214) Albert was a nobleman of Parma (Italy) He
became a canon regular, and bishop of Bobbio in 1184 (soon transfered to
Vercelli). In 1203 Innocent III appointed him patriarch of Jerusalem
(resident in Acre). He was an active peacemaker, and also codified the
observances of the hermits of Mount Carmel. Albert was murdered by a
Knight Hospitaller whom he had deposed from the office of master of the
order. A cult rose soon after his death, and he has been formally
venerated by the Carmelites at least since 1411.
Sergius of Radonezh (d. 1392) Sergius was born to a noble family of Rostov
(Russia) in 1315. After his parents died, S. and his brother became monks
together and restored the monastery of the Holy Trinity, Radonezh. Sergius
became the leader of the new community and established a reformed Russian
monasticism, insisting on the common life and prohibiting begging. Sergius
became so influential that he was invited to become metropolitan of Moscow,
but he refused. Instead, he occupied his spare time founding about forty
monasteries. He was canonized before 1449, and his cult was approved by
Rome (is this common?).
Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice
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