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Today (10. February) is the feast day of:
Charalampos of Magnesia (d. c. 203) Charalampos was a very successful and
charismatic bishop of Magnesia (modern Turkey). He was arrested at the age
of 113 (says the legend). The governor was outraged when Ch. continued to
work miracles and wanted to flay the saint personally---but the governor's
hands were crippled, so he had to ask Ch. for healing. The governor didn't
convert, but five bystanders (including the executioner) did; all six were
tortured and beheaded.
Scholastica (d. c. 543) Scholastica was Benedict of Nursia's sister, and
the first Benedictine nun. She ran the convent at Plombariola, a few miles
from Monte Cassino. Brother and sister met once a year between the two
monasteries. When S. was about to die, she asked Ben to stay longer; when
he refused, her prayers roused such a violent storm that he had to stay
whether he wanted to or not. S. was buried in Benedict's tomb; her relics
are supposed to have been moved to Le Mans at the same time that Benedict
moved to Fleury.
Erluph (d. 830) Erluph, according to legend an Irishman (although his name
sure doesn't sound Irish to me), became the third bishop of Werden in
Germany. Like his predecessor, he was killed by a non-Christian mob.
William of Malavalla (d. 1157) William was apparently a Frenchman who
started his adult life as a "dissolute soldier" (as Farmer says). He
converted, went to Rome and Jerusalem, then became a hermit at first at
Lupocavio (near Pisa) and then at Malavalla (near Siena). He lived an
extremely austere life there. When he died, his disciple Albert created an
order of Hermits of St. William (Gulielmites) that spread to Italy, France,
Flanders, and Germany. William was canonized in 1202.
Hugh of Fosse (blessed) (d. 1164) The Belgian Hugh became the companion of
Norbert of Xanten in 1119. After the foundation of Premontre, it was Hugh
who became the main director of the house, and when Norbert became
archbishop, Hugh succeeded him as abbot general of the Praemonstratensian
order. During his 35 years in office, the order grew to over 100 houses.
Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice
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