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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Today (23. December) is the feast day of: Servulus of Rome (d. 590) Servulus was lame from birth. He collected alms before the church of S. Clemente, passing most of them on to those who were even poorer. Gregory the Great gave a sermon about him, praising his humble and heroic life. Dagobert II (d. 679) Dagobert was born in c. 652. After his father, King Sigibert III, died, Dagobert was banished and spent time in a monastery in Ireland. In 676 he returned and became king of Austrasia. The mayor of the palace, Ebroin, arranged for Dagobert's murder while hunting. He came to be regarded as a martyr by the people. Ivo of Chartres (d. 1116) Ivo was born in c. 1040 near Beauvais. He became an Augustinian canon and in 1090 was elected bishop of Chartres. He publicly criticized the relationship between King Philip I and Bertrade of Anjou, and in consequence was imprisoned for two years. Ivo is most famous for his works of canon law. Thorlak Thorhallsson (d. 1193) Thorlak is the only Icelandic saint recognized by Rome. He was born in 1133 in Iceland. He went abroad to Paris and Lincoln for his education, becoming an Augustinian canon and prior (then abbot) of the Augustinian house at Thykkvabaer. In 1178 Thorlak became bishop of Skalholt. He won a great reputation for sanctity, and the national assembly of Iceland announced that he was a saint in 1198. Johannes Cantius of Cracow (d. 1473) Johannes was born in 1390 in Poland; he became a canon and professor of theology in Cracow. In the course of his lifetime, he made four barefoot pilgrimages to Rome and one to Jerusalem. Johannes was honored as a saint in his lifetime, especially for his deep piety and love of others. There were numerous miracles at his tomb, and he was beatified in 1690 and canonized in 1767. His feast was originally celebrated on Christmas Eve, but in 1969 was moved to the 23rd. 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