medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (15. February) is the feast day of:
Berach (6th cent.) Berach was a disciple of St. Kevin. He became
abbot of Cill Beraigh (Kilberry). There are some interesting legends
connected to him, as when he made a willow tree bear apples, which
then cured a sick child.
Walfrid (d. c. 765) The Pisan Galfrido della Gherardesca was a
prominent citizen. He and his wife had at least six children before
they decided to turn to the religious life. They established, with
friends, a men's monastery on Monte Verde and a convent some distance
away, each entering their gender-appropriate house. Walfrid
attracted a lot of disciples, including a son. But the son fled the
monastery (with a number of other men and some of the community's
possessions). A search party was sent after him, and his kindly dad
prayed that the son get a sign he would never forget for showing such
weakness. Sure enough, the son was brought back after several days,
with a finger badly mutilated. Interesting miracle. W's cult was
confirmed in 1861.
Sigfrid (d. c. 1045) Sigfrid, the apostle of Sweden, was probably an
English monk of Glastonbury. According to tradition, the king of
England sent S. to Norway as a missionary bishop in 995 at Olaf
Tryggvason's request; he later moved on to Sweden. S. spent the rest
of his life in the mission field. He was credited with miracles even
in his lifetime. He may have been canonized in 1158 by Hadrian IV.
Certainly his cult was well-established throughout Scandinavia by the
thirteenth century.
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