medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (2. October) is the feast day of:
Eleutherius (d. c. 303) The Roman Martyrology tells that Eleutherius
was a soldier in Nicomedia. Diocletian's palace there burned down,
and E. was accused of leading the arsonists; he was tortured and then
burned to death.
Leodegarius (Leger) (d. 679) Leger was raised at the Merovingian
court of Clothar II and by his uncle the bishop of Poitiers. Uncle
made him an archdeacon, he was ordained, and in c. 651 L. became
abbot of St. Maxentius. He remained well-connected politically,
helping the queen widow Bathildis govern for a time. In 663 L.
became bishop of Autun, but won the evil mayor of the palace Ebroin
as his enemy---in time, E. convinced several supporters to attack
Autun. L. surrendered to save his town, and Ebroin had him blinded,
his lips cut off, and his tongue pulled out. Several years later, he
arranged to have L. tortured and imprisoned on a false accusation of
regicide.
Andrew of Constantinople (d. 936) Andrew was a Slav who lived in
Constantinople. After a visionary experience, he became a "fool for
Christ"---wandering around the city in rags and pretending he was
mad. He begged and gave the proceeds to the poor. He was also a
prophet.
the Guardian Angels. A commemoration of guardian angels began to
appear in local calendars frequently in the later Middle Ages, and a
feast day in their honor was widespread by the sixteenth century. In
1608 this feast was added to the general calendar. Clement X made it
a more important (an "obligatory double"), and in 1883 the feast
became a "double major."
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