medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (28. January) is the feast day of:
Radegund (d. 680) Not the queen, but a later Radegund, the
god-daughter of Queen St. Bathild. B. retired to Chelles and took R
along. As B was dying, she prayed that R die first "so she would not
be left exposed to the perils of the world." Gee thanks. The girl
fell ill and promptly died.
Julian of Cuenca (d. 1206/8) Julian, born in Burgos, was trained as
a priest and ended up preaching all over Castile. He was appointed
archdeacon of Toledo and in 1179 became first bishop of the new
diocese of Cuenca. During his 20 years as bishop he did his best to
convert the people of the region. Oddly, he also earned his own
living by making baskets. J's cult was confirmed in 1594.
Thomas Aquinas (d. 1274) This year's saints' book starts out the
entry on TA with the words: "This towering figure in the history of
theology, philosophy, the Dominican Order, and the whole Church. . .
." That seems to sum Thomas up well. Tom was born near the town of
Aquino; his dad was count. He was sent to Monte Cassino at the age
of five for schooling, going on at age 13 to the University of
Naples. He became a Dominican over parental objections; the parental
response was to kidnap T and imprison him for more than a year,
trying to change his mind (even bringing in a prostitute to help the
process). After further study at Paris and Cologne, T. started
lecturing in Paris---and started his rather well-known writing career.
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