medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (11. September) is the feast day of:
Protus and Hyacinth (3rd cent.?) The tombs of Protus and Hyacinth
were discovered in Rome in 1845. Their legend tells that the two
were slaves of Eugenia, daughter of a prefect of Egypt. She fled
from her father, taking them along, and they were soon beheaded as
Christians.
Theodora of Alexandria (?) According to legend, Theodora was the
wife of another prefect of Egypt, but left him to do penance for some
sin. She disguised herself as a monk and lived in a monastery in the
Thebaid the rest of her life; her sex was revealed only after her
death.
Paphnutius the Great (d. c. 350) Paphnutius was an Egyptian monk who
became bishop of the Upper Thebaid. He was tortured and had an eye
knocked out during Maximinus' persecution, but survived a stint in
the mines. After his release he argued with Arians a lot.
Patiens of Lyons (d. c. 480) Patiens became bishop of Lyons in c.
450, a rather rough period in the history of Gaul. He organized a
food distribution service reputed to have saved the lives of
thousands in the famine after the Goths invaded Burgundy. He too
fought Arians, and also practiced strict asceticism, continued the
process of converting his diocese, and repaired churches.
Deiniol (Daniel) (d. c. 584) Deiniol was a Welshman and in 514
founded the monastery of Bangor Fawr (Carnarvonshire) and became the
first bishop of the new diocese founded there.
Peter of Chavanon (d. 1080) Peter was a priest who built a monastery
for canons regular at Pebrac (France); he was so successful that he
was asked to reform several cathedral chapters.
A modern saint: Jean-Gabriel Perboyre (d. 1840) Perboyre was a
Frenchman who entered the Vincentian order in 1818. He asked to be
sent as a missionary to China in 1836. Unfortunately, the English
attacked China in 1839, and the Chinese government responded by
persecuting Christians. P. was denounced by one of his catechumens.
He was tortured rather extravagantly, then executed by being tied to
a cross and then strangled. He was beatified in 1889 and canonized
in 1996, becoming China's first saint.
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