medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (24. January) is the feast day of:
Babylus and companions (d. c. 250) Babylus was bishop of Antioch.
According to John Chrysostom, B. once refused an emperor admission to his
church (most likely Philip the Arabian). He was arrested in the Decian
persecution, but died before his trial. Three of his students, arrested at
the same time, survived to be martyred.
Artemius of Clermont (d. 396) Artemius was an imperial legate who was
traveling to Spain but fell ill at Clermont-Ferrand. He ended up staying
there and eventually became bishop.
Macedonius Kritophagos (d. c. 430) Macedonius the "barley-eater"
(kritophagos) was a renowned hermit of the Syrian desert. He wandered
around for 40 years without ever sleeping under a roof; then in old age he
got soft and would sleep in peasant huts.
Suranus (d. c. 580) Gregory the Great tells that Suranus was abbot of Sora
(Umbria). When the Lombards invaded he distributed all the monastery's
possessions among all the refugees. When the invaders discovered there was
nothing left for them to plunder, they killed S.
Cadoc (d. c. 580) Cadoc was a member of the royal family of Morgannwg in
Wales. He became a monk and founded the monastery of Llancarfan in 518.
But instead of settling there he traveled widely, including a trip to
Brittany with St. Gildas in 547. He became a hermit for several years
before returning to Wales. According to legend he became a bishop and was
killed by invading Saxons.
Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice
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