medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (6. August) is the feast day of:
Justus and Pastor (d. c. 304) J and P were
brothers, 13 and 9 years old.
They were flogged and then beheaded at Alcala, Spain
during Diocletian's
persecution.
Hormisdas (d. 523) Hormidas became pope in 514.
The great success of his
reign was ending the Acacian schism. It's
interesting to note that his son
Silverius became pope in 536.
Stephen of Cardena and Companions (d. c. 872)
Stephen is *supposed* to
have been abbot of Cardena, near Burgos (Spain),
foully massacred with his
full community of 200 monks by Muslim raiders. The
earliest evidence of
their existence is an inscription of the thirteenth
century.
Gezzelin (d. 1138) Gezzelin (aka Joscelin) was a
hermit at Schlebusch near
Cologne. He worked as a builder for the Cistercian
monastery of Himmerod.
His asceticism included never sleeping under a roof.
Dr. Phyllis Jestice
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