medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (10. December) is the feast day of:
Eulalia of Merida (d. c. 304) Eulalia was a martyr of Spain. Legend
has added that she was a 12-year-old girl who denounced a judge for
his anti-Christian actions. She was then tortured and killed.
Melchiades (or Miltiades) (d. 314) Miltiades was probably an
African. He was elected pope in 311 and was able to enjoy the
legalizing of Christianity. He was given the Lateran palace by
Constantine's wife, Fausta, and presided over the first-ever Lateran
synod, which condemned Donatism.
Mennas, Hermogenes, and Eugraphus (4th cent.?) My source calls this
"an extravagant fictional legend." The story tells that Mennas was
an Athenian sent on a mission to Alexandria. While there, he became
a Christian, along with his assistant, Eugraphus. They were brought
before a judge named Hermogenes and M. defended himself with a
splendid 4-hour defense of his faith---in song (!) The court didn't
appreciate this and his eyes and tongue were cut out---but grew back
by the next morning. So H. converted to Christianity, too. All
three were tortured but kept recovering, so were finally beheaded.
Gregory III (d. 741) Gregory was of Syrian parentage and became a
priest in Rome. He was made pope by acclamation in 731. G. opposed
iconoclasm strongly. The emperor responded by seizing papal lands.
G. also supported Anglo-Saxon missionary work in German lands.
Modern saints: Edmund Gennings, Eustace White, Polydore Plasden, and
Swithun Wells (d. 1591) A group of English Catholic martyrs.
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