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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Today (9. January ) is the feast day of: Polyeuktes (d. c. 300) Polyeuktes was a Roman officer stationed in Melitene (Armenia). He converted to Christianity, and althugh his entire family begged him not to, publicly proclaimed himself a Christian before the governor of the province. He was beheaded. His cult developed quickly, and his tomb in Melitene became a pilgrimage site. Marciana (d. 307) Marciana was a Christian woman in Mauretania. She slighted a statue of the goddess Diana, and as a result was martyred by wild animals in the local amphitheater. Peter of Sebaste (d. 392) Peter was overshadowed by his two more famous brothers, Basil the Great and Gregory of Nyssa. In 380 he became bishop of Sebaste (modern Turkey). Waningus (d. 688 (or 683)) Waningus was the count of Calais. Together with St. Wandregiselus, he founded the monastery of Fontenelle (St-Wandrille) in 649 in the diocese of Rouen. Waningus also founded the monastery of Fecamp in Normandy in 660. Hadrian of Canterbury (d. 709) Hadrian was a monk in southern Italy. Pope Vitalinus wanted to name him archbishop of Canterbury; Hadrian refused, but went to England with Theodore of Tarsus when he became archbishop. Hadrian himself led the monastery of SS Peter and Paul in Canterbury until his death, most notably directing the great school that he developed there. When his relics were translated in 1091, his body was found to be incorrupt. 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