medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (1. March) is the feast day of:
Felix III (II) (d. 492) Felix was an ancestor of Gregory the Great.
F became pope in 473 and passed most of his pontificate trying to
deal with the Acacian schism and defending the canons of the Council
of Chalcedon
Senan (6th cent.) Senan was an Irish monk and monastic founder, born
in County Clare. His most important foundation was on Scattery
Island in the Shannon estuary. Perhaps the best legend about Senan
is one that makes him look bad: St. Cannera (a woman) wanted to visit
the Scattery community, but was forbidden because of her sex. She
responded: "God did not become incarnate for men more than for women.
He did not suffer for men more than he did for women. Heaven is open
to both sexes equally. In fact, Christ did not in the least refuse
the companionship of holy women who ministered to him and his
disciples." She won.
David of Wales (d. 589?) David is the patron saint of Wales---I
gather we're supposed to wear leeks in his honor today. His vita is
late, dating to c. 1090. It tells that David (Dewi) was of princely
blood. According to legend, became a priest and founded twelve
monasteries (including Glastonbury!) He himself settled at Menevia,
working as both abbot and bishop to an advanced age. David's cult
won papal approval in 1120.
Swithbert (d. 713) Swithbert was a missionary under the command of
Willibrord, one of the group that set out to convert the Frisians in
690. He was a Northumbrian, educated in Ireland. He converted a lot
of people in what is now Westphalia and founded a monastery that
became the core of the town of Kaiserswerth.
Christopher of Milan (blessed) (d. 1484) Christopher was a
Dominican, one of the many outstanding mendicant preachers of the
fifteenth century. He preached especially in Liguria, and is called
the apostle of that region. His cult was confirmed in 1875.
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