medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (18. December) is the feast day of:
Rufus and Zosimus (d. c. 107) Rufus and Zosimus accompanied Ignatius
of Antioch on his road to martyrdom in Rome. They are believed to
have been the star performers in a wild beast show two days before
Ignatius' own martyrdom.
Flannan of Killaloe (7th cent.) Flannan is celebrated in both
Ireland and Scotland (or there may have been two Flannans who became
conflated). Irish legend tells that F. made a pilgrimage to Rome
floating on a millstone, which seems like a needlessly complicated
and cramped mode of travel. He returned to Ireland to be bishop of
Killaloe.
Samthann (d. 739) Samthann is one of the most noteworthy of the
female Irish saints. She founded the monastery of Clonbroney (Co.
Longford). Many pithy sayings are attributed to her, such as her
criticism of pilgrimage on the grounds that the kingdom of heaven can
be reached without crossing the sea and God is near all who call.
Winnibald (d. 761) Winnibald was the brother of SS Willibald and
Walburga, forming an Anglo-Saxon trio of saints. The two sons went
on pilgrimage to the Holy Land with their father (who died on the
way). They fell ill in Rome and today's saint ended up staying there
because he was too ill to travel further, studying for seven years
before heading home, collecting some friends, and going back to Rome.
W. ended up helping his brother work as a missionary in Thuringia and
Bavaria. He founded a monastery at Heidenheim (Wurtemberg), the
first double moanstery in Germany.
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