medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (21. July) is the feast day of:
Victor of Marseilles (late 3rd cent.) Victor is the principal patron
of Marseilles. By the sixth century, his tomb was already one of the
most popular pilgrim centers of what is now France. He may have been
a noble serving as an officer in the Roman army, who encouraged the
people of Marseilles to hold out against Maximian's persecution.
Arbogast (d. c. 600) Arbogast was most likely from Aquitaine. He
lived as a hermit in Alsace, and attracted royal attention by
resuscitating a prince who was killed while hunting near his
hermitage. A. was made bishop of Strassburg.
Angelina of Marsciano (blessed) (d. 1435) Angelina was born near
Orvieto to the count and countess of Marsciano. She married at age
15; when her husband died two years later she dedicated the rest of
her life to God as a Franciscan tertiary. She and some female
companions actually traveled around preaching repentance and
virginity; she was soon arrested and charged with sorcery and
heresy---the king of Naples dismissed the charges, but exiled her as
a trouble-maker. Fortunately, a vision told A to found a tertiary
convent in Foligno, where she became superior. This is the first of
that odd phenomenon, enclosed convents of tertiaries. A. founded 11
more before her death.
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