medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (16. November) is the feast day of:
Margaret of Scotland (d. 1093) Margaret was an English princess,
daughter of Edward the Atheling and a Magyar princess. She came back
to England (from Hungary) with her father. After the Norman
conquest, M. went to Scotland with her brother Edgar the Atheling,
where she soon married Malcolm III Canmore. Besides producing six
sons and two daughters, M. promoted church reform, founded
monasteries (including the revival of Iona), saw to the creation of
pilgrim hostels, cared for the poor, and prayed a lot. M. was
canonized in 1250. Her relics were kept at Dunfermline, and when the
place was sacked in 1560, M's relics were safely removed to the
Escorial.
Edmund of Abingdon (d. 1240) Edmund Rich was the son of a merchant
family. He studied at Oxford and Paris, became a priest, and in 1222
became treasurer of Salisbury cathedral. In 1234 he became
archbishop of Canterbury (a papal appointment, after three failed
elections to the see). Ed. argued with Henry III a lot, and in 1240
things were so bad that he headed off to Rome, only to die along the
way. He was canonized in 1246.
Agnes of Assisi (d. 1253) Agnes was the younger sister of Clare of
Assisi. She became a Poor Clare, serving as first abbess of
Monticelli. She supervised several other foundations. Her cult was
approved in 1752.
Gertrude the Great and Mechtildis of Helfta (d. 1302 and 1298) Never
formally canonized, these ladies are recognized as two of the great
mystics of medieval Germany.
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