medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (7. October) is the feast day of:
Mark (d. 336) Mark was a Roman priest, elected pope in January of
336. He had two basilicas built in Rome---which is the only thing I
can discover about him, except that he may have been the one to
decree that the bishop of Ostia consecrates the pope. He died after
eight months in office.
Justina of Padua (??) A twelfth-century forgery tells that Justina
was baptized by St. Prosdocimus (a disciple of Peter) and martyred.
It looks like a case of old bones being discovered and somebody
inventing an exciting story to account for them.
Osyth (d. c. 675) Legend tells that Osyth was the daughter of a
Mercian noble and a Mercian princess. O. was raised in a convent,
but married off to the king of the East Saxons. She didn't like
being married, and fled to escape his "marital demands"---he seems to
have written her off as a bad deal and allowed her to become a nun,
giving her land at Chich where she built a convent. The legend
further says that her convent was raided by Danish pirates, who
beheaded O. when she tried to resist them.
Artaldus (d. 1206) Artaldus was a native of Savoy and spent some
years at the court of Duke Amadeus III before becoming a Carthusian.
He founded the charterhouse of Avrieres, and won many disciples
thanks to his reputation for holiness and wisdom. At the age of 80,
A. was appointed bishop of Belley, but resigned two years later. He
spent the rest of his life (he seems to have lived to the age of 105)
at Avrieres.
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