medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (5. June) is the feast day of:
Dorotheus of Tyre (d. c.362) Legend tells that Dorotheus was a
scholarly priest of Tyre, driven into exile during Diocletian's
persecution. He later returned and became bishop of Tyre. But he
was forced to flee again (at the reputed age of 107) when Julian the
Apostate became emperor. D was arrested in Thrace and beaten so
badly he died of his injuries.
Sancho (d. 851) Sancho (or Sanctius) was born at Albi, but was
captured in a Muslim raid at a young age. He was taken to Cordoba
and trained there as a soldier. When he declared his Christianity,
he was tortured and then impaled.
Boniface (d. 754) The English Boniface (originally named Wynfrith)
is one of the great figures in the history of the Carolingian Empire.
He was a monk who decided to become a missionary in Frisia. That
didn't work out well, so he moved his evangelizing efforts to
Germany. He received support from Charles Martel, which may in part
account for B's enormous success in Hesse. B. then went on to
Thuringia, recruited more missionaries, was made an archbishop,
created new dioceses, established the church hierarchy in Bavaria,
founded more monasteries, reformed the Frankish church, and in
general kept himself extremely busy. He resigned his see in 754 to
spend the last years of his life back among his unwilling first
audience, the Frisians. They STILL didn't like him, though, and a
band of them killed B. along with a large number of companions, thus
assuring his permanent fame with a martyr's crown. B. is known as
the "apostle of Germany."
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