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Today (12. February) is the feast day of:
Julian the Hospitaller (?) Julian was a very popular saint in the Middle
Ages. Legend tells that he accidentally killed his own parents, went to
Rome for absolution, and on return he and his wife built a hospice on a
river bank where they cared for poor, sick, and travelers. The story is
fictional, a variant on another saint's hagiography.
Eulalia of Barcelona (d. c. 304) Eulalia's cult is popular, especially in
the city of Barcelona. Her acta tell that she was a native of the city,
martyred in Diocletian's reign. But these are derived from the acta of
Eulalia of Merida, and it seems likely that the E. commemorated today is an
accidental duplicate.
Meletius of Antioch (d. 381) Meletius was from Melitene (Armenia). He
became bishop of Sebaste in 358, was exiled, and was elected patriarch of
Antioch in 360. Meletius set out to reconcile the turbulent orthodox and
Arian factions, but was exiled by Emperor Valens (he was allowed to return
in 378)---the result was a schism in the city that lasted until 418 with
repercussions throughout the eastern church .
Ethelwold of Lindisfarne (d. c. 750) Ethelwold was a disciple of St.
Cuthbert. He served as abbot of Melrose in Scotland before becoming bishop
of Lindisfarne.
Humbeline (d. 1135) Humbeline (what a name!) was a younger sister of
Bernard of Clairvaux. She married a rich Burgundian noble and lived a
nicely worldly life until she visited big brother at Clairvaux and
converted to the religious life. She got her husband's permission to
become a nun at the Benedictine house of Jully les Nonnais near Troyes,
where she became abbess.
Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice
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