medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (well, actually tomorrow, the 24th) is the feast day of:
Felix of Thibiuca (d. 303) Felix was bishop of Thibiuca in Roman Africa.
He refused to hand over his church's copies of scripture to be burned, so
was taken to Carthage, exiled to Italy, and beheaded at Venosa.
Proclus of Constantinople (d. 447) Proclus was a disciple of John
Chrysostom. He became patriarch of Constantinople in 434. Legend says
that he introduced the Trisagion into the liturgy. Some of his homilies
and letters are still extant, most notably an important sermon on the
mother of God.
Martyrs of Najran (d. 523) This was a large group of martyrs, massacred in
southwestern Arabia by Jews and pagan Arabs. The massacre was so famous
that it was remembered a century later in the Qur'an (sura 85).
Maglorius (Maelor, Magloire) (d. c. 575) A native of Glamorgan (Wales),
Maglorius emigrated to Brittany with his kinsman St. Samson. M. became
abbot of Lammeur, and then succeeded Samson as bishop of Dol.
Evergisil of Cologne (d. c. 591) Evergisil was archbishop of Cologne from
580 on. He was a respected figure at the Merovingian court, and went on an
embassy to Visigothic Spain for the king.
Bernard Calvo (d. 1243) Bernard was a Catalonian, a Cistercian monk who
served as first abbot of Santas Creus near Tarragona and then became bishop
of Vich in 1233.
Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice
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