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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Today (5. November) is the feast day of: Zacharias and Elisabeth (1st cent.) (celebrated on 11. February in the Eastern Church) Elisabeth and her husband Zacharias were the parents of John the Baptist. According to the gospel account, they were elderly, past the time they could expect offspring. When an angel announced the upcoming birth to Zacharias, he was incredulous, and as a result was struck dumb until after John's birth. According to legend, Zacharias was later killed by Herod in the Temple in Jerusalem. Bertila (d. 705) Bertila was the first abbess of the nunnery of Chelles near Paris, founded in 659 by Bathilde. She led the community for over 45 years. Her relics were raised in 1185. Emerich (Imre) (d. 1031) Emerich was the son of Stephen and Gisela of Hungary, born in 1000 or 1007. Emerich was raised as a Christian and is supposed to have shown great virtue at an early age. Stephen wanted to make his son co-ruler, but a few days before the coronation Emerich suffered a fatal accident while hunting. He was canonized in 1083. His cult spread beyond Hungary to Germany in the late Middle Ages. 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