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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Today (3. August) is the feast day of: Lydia (1st century) Lydia was a seller of purple dye who lived in Philippi in northern Greece. She provided accomodation for Paul when he was in the city and became his disciple, later receiving baptism at his hands. Lydia is sometimes called the first Christian woman of Europe. Dalmatos (d. c. 438) In 406 Dalmatos became abbot of the monastery in Constantinople that was later named after him. He was highly honored at the Council of Ephesus in 431. Benno of Metz (blessed) (d. 940) Benno was the son of a prominent Swabian family. He became a hermit near Zurich, and hen was named bishop of Metz in 927. Only a year later he had to flee his diocese, after enemies attacked him, blinding him and cutting out his tongue. He returned to his hermitage. He is supposed to have played a role in the foundation of the monastery of Einsiedeln. Adalbero of Disentis (blessed) (d. c. 940) Adalbero was abbot of the Benedictine monastery of Disentis in Switzerland. In c. 940 Muslim raiders destroyed the monastery and killed numerous monks, including Adalbero. The anniversary of his death was celebrated until 1964. Petrus of Anagni (d. 1105) Petrus was born in c. 1030 in Salerno. At about the age of fifteen he became a Benedictine monk, and in 1062 was consecrated bishop of Anagni. He served Gregory VII as an emissary; his ties to Gregory went back to the time the future Gregory was still archdeacon of Rome. Petrus went on the first crusade and died soon after his return. He was canonized in 1109. Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice [log in to unmask] ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html