medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (5. June) is the feast day of:
Boniface (d. 754) One of the great saints of the early middle ages,
Winfrith/Boniface was an English monk who in 710 decided to head off
to the missionary field established by his compatriots in Frisia. He
went on from there to Rome, where he was consecrated as a missionary
bishop. B. established an extremely fruitful relationship with the
Carolingian rulers of Francia, through which he established a series
of monasteries along the Frankish eastern border, reorganized the
Bavarian church, reorganized the Frankish church in general, etc. In
747 he became archbishop of Mainz, but resigned in 752 to go
missionizing in Frisia once again. He was killed at Dokkum along
with 52 companions, thus culminating his many accomplishments with a
martyr's crown (how lucky can a guy get).
Adalar (d. 754) Adalar was a monk and one of Boniface's companions
in martyrdom. His shrine was established at Erfurt, leading to a
tradition that he was first bishop of the city.
Felix of Fritzlar (d. c . 790) A monk of Fritzlar in Hesse, Felix was
martyred in the Saxon reaction to their conquest/forced
christianization by the Franks.
Sancho (d. 851) Sancho was a native of Albi, captured in a Muslim
raid and brought to Cordoba. There he was educated and entered the
caliph's bodyguard. But he refused to convert to Islam, and his
irate master had him impaled.
Meinwerk (d. 1036) Meinwerk was a kinsman of Emperor Henry II, who
made him bishop of Paderborn. M. was especially noted for his
building activities, including providing Paderborn with walls.
Ferdinand of Portugal (blessed) (d. 1443) The Portuguese prince
Ferdinand was master-general of the Knights of Aviz, one of the
military orders established on the Iberian peninsula. He joined the
expedition against Tangiers in 1437, which ended in disaster, and was
taken as a hostage. The Portuguese refused to make a treaty with the
Moroccans and F. ended up dying after five years of slavery. F's
cult was confirmed in 1470.
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