medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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From: "Phyllis Jestice" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 7:40 PM
Subject: [M-R] saints of the day 10. March
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> Today (10. March) is the feast day of:
>
> Codratus and companions (d. c. 258) Tradition tells that Codratus
> was born to Greek Christian parents who fled into the wilderness (?)
> near Corinth to escape persecution. C. was born in the wild and grew
> up there, soon orphaned. He studied medicine and then took to
> asceticism with a group of disciples. He and four followers were
> caught in Valerian's persecution. They were tortured, thrown to the
> beasts, and, when the beasts weren't interested, were beheaded.
>
There is quite a lot of uninhabited, rocky & thorny countryside south of
Corinth, never more than minimally inhabited. Makes perfect sense.
DW
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