medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (18. January) is the feast day of:
Deicolus (d. c. 625) Deicolus was the elder brother of St. Gall, and one
of Columbanus' companions when he went to Francia in 576. Too old to
travel with Columbanus when he was exiled from Luxeuil, D. stayed behind
and became a hermit His hermitage became the core of the city of Lure.
Ulfrid (d. 1028) Ulfrid (or Wulfrid) was an English missionary to Sweden.
He enjoyed considerable success until he annoyed a crowd by taking an axe
to a statue of Thor. The crowd lynched U. and threw his body into a marsh.
Margareta of Hungary (d. 1270) M. was a daughter of King Bela IV of
Hungary. In accordance with a vow he had made, her father turned her over
to a Dominican convent at the age of 3-1/2. From the age of twelve on, M.
lived at the newly founded Dominican convent in Budapest on what is now
known as "Margareta's Island." She took a vow of virginity and, even
though her father obtained a papal dispensation, refused to break it to
marry. She was noted for her severe penitential practices, and was
beatified only six years after her death. M. was declared a saint in 1934.
Fazzio of Verona (d. 1272) Fazzio was a goldsmith. In Cremona he founded
the Order of the Holy Spirit, a charitable society.
Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice
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