medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (27. June) is the feast day of:
Crescens (1st cent.) Crescens was a disciple of Paul, who mentions
that C. had gone to Galatia (2 Tim 4:10). Tradition makes C the
first bishop of the Galatians and tells that he was martyred there in
the reign of Trajan. Very confusing later traditions connect him
with Vienne in France and Mainz in Germany (apparently because of a
mix-up between Galatia and Gaul).
Cyril of Alexandria (d. 444) Cyril became patriarch of Alexandria in
412. He was very forcible in suppressing lingering Greco-Roman
religion in Egypt and also fought Nestorians, most notably presiding
over the Council of Ephesus in 431. He was one of the great
theologians of the Eastern church, venerated as the greatest teacher
of the Coptic and Ethiopian churches. He was declared a doctor of
the RC church in 1882.
Arialdus (d. 1066) Arialdus was a deacon of Milan. He was leader of
the Pataria, a movement against simony directed especially against
the archbishop of Milan. He was excommunicated, imprisoned, and
finally killed by two priests who were supporters of the archbishop.
His cult was confirmed in 1904.
Erlembald Cotta (d. 1075) Erlembald was a Milanese knight, also
involved in the Pataria movement. He was killed in a brawl, part of
the ongoing agitation against the simonist bishop of Milan. He was
regarded as a martyr and his relics were enshrined in 1095. But when
Baronius revised the Roman Martyrology he decided that Erlembald
didn't have an edifying enough character, and deleted him from the
list.
Ladislas of Hungary (d. 1095) As king of Hungary Ladislas was an
enlightened ruler who settled the borders of Hungary, fought several
successful wars, and took good care of the church in his kingdom.
Best of all, he died while preparing to leave on the first crusade,
so died in an odor of sanctity. He was canonized in 1192.
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