medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (20. October) is the feast day of:
Caprasius (3rd cent.) Caprasius was probably a martyr. Legend made
him more much interesting than that bare fact, reporting that he was
first bishop of Agen (France). He is supposed to have gone into
hiding, but was so inspired by St. Faith's martyrdom that he publicly
proclaimed his faith. He was tortured, bribery was attempted to get
him to renounce Christianity, and finally killed---at the temple of
Diana, no less---along with his mother, several other imprisoned
Christians, and a large number of bystanders who decided on
solidarity with the victims.
Artemius (d. 302) Artemius was a Roman prison guard. He, his wife,
and their daughter were all converted to Christianity, for which A.
was beheaded while the women were crushed to death under piles of
stones.
Acca (d. 740) Acca was a Northumbrian who was Wilfrid's companion
before becoming abbot of St. Andrew's monastery in Hexham. A.
succeeded Wilfrid as bishop of Hexham in 709. A. was a biblical
exegete and important patron of scholars. He had to leave his see in
732 (we don't know why) and lived in exile until his death in
Galloway.
Andrew of Crete (d. c. 740) Andrew was a native of Damascus who
became a monk in Jerusalem at age 15, went to Constantinople where he
became head of an orphanage, and was named archbishop of Gortyn
(Crete) (he got around very well, didn't he?). A. was an important
preacher and hymn-writer, credited with introducing the hymn-form
known as *kanon* to the eastern liturgy.
A modern saint: Bertilla Boscardin (d. 1922) Bertilla was a peasant
girl of Gioia di Brendola (Italy). After working for a time as a
servant she joined the Sisters of St. Dorothy of Vicenza, where she
took the name Bertilla (she was born Anna Francesca). She nursed the
sick with great dedication, especially notable since she herself was
slowly dying of cancer during the last twelve years of her life. BB
was canonized in 1961.
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