medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (27. August) is the feast day of:
Narnus of Bergamo (?) Yet another spurious apostolic connection, legend
tells that this supposed first bishop of Bergamo was consecrated by St.
Barnabus. At least it makes a nice change from Peter.
Marcellinus, Mannea, and companions (d. c. 303) The heroes of early acta,
the core group in this drama was a family---a tribune, his wife, and three
sons. They were arrested along with a bishop, three priests, and nine
other laypeople---altogether they were the entire Christian population of a
village, perhaps Oxyrinchus in Egypt. they were taken to Thmuis and
beheaded.
Anthusa the Younger (?) A martyr of Persia; legend tells that she was
sewed up in a sack and then dropped in a well.
Monica (d. 387) The mother of Augustine, according to her son a model of
Christian virtue---especially patience, as her son made his slow way to
Christianity.
Caesarius of Arles (d. 543) Caesarius was a native of Chalon-sur-Saone.
He became a monk at Lerins where he served for ten years before becoming
bishop of Arles in 500. He was a very active bishop, chairing several
local synods, founding a nunnery (and writing their rule), and basically
running the city of Arles in the political vacuum that had developed with
the fall of the western empire.
Decuman (d. 706) A welsh noble who became a hermit in Somerset, where he
was then murdered.
Ebbo (d. c. 740) Ebbo was a monk at Sens before becoming bishop there in
709. He successfully organized resistance against a Muslim raid in 725.
He retired to be a hermit in his last years.
Gebhard of Constance (d. 995) A good day for political bishops. Bebhard
was of comital family; Emperor Otto II made him bishop of Constance in 979.
He was an active political figure, and also founded the monastery of
Petershausen with his patrimony.
Margaret the Barefooted (d. 1395) A peasant girl from the neighborhood of
Ancona. She made a fairly prosperous marriage but annoyed her husband
enormously---out of her sympathy for the poor she insisted on always going
barefoot. The husband didn't like the insult to his dignity, and treated
her with contempt and cruelty.
Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice
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