medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Today (22. January) is the feast day of: Patroclus of Troyes (d. 259) Patroclus was a prosperous Christian layman of Troyes, who devoted much care and money to the poor. He was martyred by beheading. Irene of Rome (d. 288) The widow Irene appears in hagiography as the woman who cared for St. Sebastian after he had been shot full of arrows, nursing him back to health. Vincent of Saragossa (d. 304 (?)) According to legend, Vincent was born in Huesca (Spain). He became archdeacon under Bishop Valerus of Saragossa and was banished with him to Valencia. There Vincent was martyred. A strong cult developed at his grave in the early Middle Ages, which spread from there to France and Germany. According to (at least German) folk belief, the weather conditions on the feast of Vincent are supposed to foretell those of the rest of the year. Theodelinde (d. 627) Theodelinde, daughter of a duke of Bavaria, married two kings of the Lombards (consecutively). She was the first Lombard queen to profess catholic instead of Arian beliefs. Her influence is supposed to be responsible for the acceptance of catholicism by all the Lombards in c. 600. Theodelinde was in friendly contact with Pope Gregory I, who dedicated four books to her. Domenico di Sora (d. 1031) Domenico was born in 951 in Umbria (Italy). He became a Benedictine (?) monk, then a hermit. He attracted many disciples and settled them in several monasteries in Umbria and the region of Naples, himself leading the monastery of S. Maria di Sora. 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