medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Today (20. November) is the feast day of: Dasios (d. 304/305) Dasias was a Christian soldier in Asia Minor, killed in the Great Persecution. Colman of Dromore (6th cent.) The Irish Colman founded the monastery of Dromore in Scotland sometime in the sixth century, and was also bishop there. Eudo (d. c. 760) Eudo was the founding abbot of the monastery Carmery-en-Velay (St-Chaffre) in France. Edmund of East Anglia (d. 870) Edmund, born in 841, became king of East Anglia at the age of 14. He was captured by Danes in 870; when he refused to foreswear Christianity he was killed; accounts differ as to whether he was shot to death with arrows and then beheaded, or perhaps flogged to death, or perhaps killed by the Viking rite of the blood eagle. When Edmund's body was exhumed in c. 915 it was found to be incorrupt, and at that time was transferred to Bedricsworth (the later Bury St. Edmunds). Bernward of Hildesheim (d. 1022) Bernward was a Saxon noble, born in c. 960. Sent to the cathedral school in HIldesheim as a child, he had an excellent education (which he passed on from 987 on as tutor to the young Otto III). In 993 Bernward became bishop of Hildesheim. The vita by his follower Thangmar emphasizes Bernward's efforts to increase the discipline of his clergy, to preserve the rights of his church from the encroachments of the archbishop of Mainz, and to beautify his church (besides patronizing artists, Bernward himself was highly gifted artistically). Bernward was canonized in 1192---the first canonized Saxon. Felix of Valois (d. 1212) Felix of Valois was, with John of Matha, the founder of the Trinitarian order. His cult was approved for the whole Church in 1694, but in 1969 was reduced again to limited calendars. Felix was born in 1127 in Valois. At first a hermit, he became concerned with the plight of Christian slaves. So he and John of Matha established a religious order (approved 1198) dedicated especially to ransoming and buying back Christians from the Muslims. (The order still is devoted primarily to care for prisoners and missionary work.) 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