medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (6. April) is the feast day of:
martyrs of Persia (d. 345) 120 Christians were executed on this day in
Seleucia at the order of the anti-Christian King Shapur II. The majority
of those martyred appear to have been consecrated virgins, priests, and
deacons. During the six months of imprisonment that preceded their
execution, the rich lady Yasondocht supported the group, then before their
execution gave them all long white robes; after their beheading, she cared
for their bodies.
Marcellinus of Carthage (d. 413) Marcellinus was a friend of Augustine,
who dedicated City of God to him. M. was an official of Emperor Honorius;
he and his brother were sent to Carthage to preside over a meeting intended
to solve the Catholic/Donatist schism. At the end of the meeting, the
brothers ordered the Donatists to conform and started a government policy
of persecuting them. The Donatists got their revenge by accusing the
brothers of conspiracy, whereupon the governor had them summarily executed.
Celestine I (d. 432) Celestine was a Roman deacon before he became pope in
422. He supported Germanus of Auxerre against the Pelagians, corresponded
with Augustine, and took a stand against Nestorianism (sending three
legates to the Council of Ephesus, which condemned Nestorianism).
Eutychius of Constantinople (d. 582) Eutychius became patriarch of
Constantinople in 552. He then took active steps to limit Justinian's
involvement in ecclesiastical affairs, for which he was exiled 12 years.
Notker the Stammerer (d. 912) Notker was given to the monastery of St.
Gall as a child. There he became an important musician and author.
William of Eskilsoe (d. 1203) William was a Parisian by birth. He became
a canon in Paris and stayed there until in c. 1170 Bishop Absalom of
Roskilde sent asking for someone to reform the monastic life in his
diocese. So William went to Denmark, where he reformed Eskilsoe and
founded another monastery. His personal life of extreme asceticism
attracted wide attention. W. was canonized in 1224.
Catherine of Pallanza (blessed) (d. 1478) Catherine became a hermit at the
age of 14, moving to the mountains near Milan. There she attracted
disciples and formed an Augustinian community.
Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice
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