medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (18. December) is the feast day of:
Rufus and Zosimus (d. c. 107) Citizens of Antioch, Rufus and Zosimus
were brought to Rome with Ignatius in Trajan's reign. Like Ignatius,
the two were condemned to death; they played starring roles in a wild
beast show two days before the more famous Ignatius was martyred.
Gatian (d. c. 301) Legend tells that Gatian was one of six bishops
who accompanied St. Dionysius (Denis) from Rome to Gaul. He became
the first bishop of Tours, preaching in that area for fifty years.
Flannan (7th cent.) Flannan was a son of an Irish chieftain. F.
became a monk, and, as seems to appear so often in later Irish
legends, is supposed to have gone on pilgrimage to Rome and been
consecrated bishop by the pope. Whether the pope is responsible or
not, F. settled at Killaloe and is considered its first bishop.
Samthann (d. 739) Samthann was one of the greatest Irish female
saints. She fled to escape an arranged marriage and became a nun,
later founding the convent of Clonbroney. She was a leading figure
in Ireland's eighth-century reform movement.
Winebald (d. 761) Winebald was a West Saxon. He went on pilgrimage
to Rome with his father and his brother St. Willibald. Winebald
ended up staying in Rome 7 years before returning to England, but
soon ended up as a missionary under Boniface in Thuringia and later
Bavaria. W. and his siblings Willibald and Walburga founded the
double monastery of Heidenheim.
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