medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On Sun, 19 Jun 2005 08:08:27 -0700
Phyllis Jestice <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
>culture
>
>>Sorry. Delaney's *Dictionary of Saints* was backwards on Romuald's
>>feast day. In the later Middle Ages, Romuald was celebrated on 7.
>>February, the anniversary of his translatio; but his main feast day
>>is now 19. June, his *dies natalis*.
>
> Romuald (d. 1027) was of course one of the great reforming abbots of
>the eleventh century. He was a noble of Ravenna who became a monk to
>atone for his father killing a man. He grew disgusted at the simony
>of his new home, became a hermit, and ended up founding the reformed
>monasteries of Fonte Avellana and Camaldoli (to name only the most
>famous). He was, as Peter Damian put it, "the father of rational
>hermits, who live by law"---the first of the eremitical orders.
>
> Phyllis
>
>>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
>>culture
>>
>>Phyllis Jestice wrote:
>>>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
>>>culture
>>>Today (19. June) is the feast day of:
>>>
>>>Gervasius and Protasius
>>
>>Gervase and Protase.
>>
>>In the Sarum calendar, a Feast without rulers with double Invitatory.
>>
>>What of St Romuald? Is he forgotten?
>>
>>John Briggs
>>
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> Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice
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