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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Today (18. May) is the feast day of: Tekusa (d. c. 311) Tekusa was a Christian woman of Ankyra (Asia Minor) who, with six companions, was drowned in the Christian persecution. Theodotus of Ankyra (d. c. 311) Theodotus, the nephew of Tekusa (see above) was beheaded, because he had hidden and buried the bodies of herself and and her companions. Potamon (d. 341) Potamon was bishop of Heraclea in Upper Egypt. In the Christian persecution he had one eye put out and was lamed in one leg. Freed by Constantine, Potamon returned to his office. At the council of Nicaea he was a very active supporter of Athanasios; the Arians were so angry that they beat P; he died later of his injuries. John I (d. 526) The Tuscan John became pope in 523. He served the Ostrogothic king Theoderic on a mission to Constantinople, but on his return was arrested, accused (probably rightly) of complicity in a plot to restore Italy to the empire, imprisoned and treated so badly that he died. He is regarded as a martyr. Eric IX Jedvardsson (d. 1160) Not formally canonized. Eric became king of Sweden in 1150. He was active in the Christianization of the North, especially the Finns. On this day in 1160 he was assassinated in a church in Uppsala. Soon after his death, Eric was honored as a national saint of Sweden and his relics were translated to the cathedral of Uppsala in 1273. Burkard of Beinwil (d. 1192) Burkard was born in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. He became parish priest of Beinwi near Muri. After his death there were many miracles at Burkard's tomb, and both his grave and the Burkard spring in the nearby cemetery are still pilgrimage sites. William of Toulouse (d. 1369) (blessed) William was born in Toulouse in c. 1300 and after completing his studies became an Augustinian hermit. He won a great reputation as a successful spiritual counsellor and miracle worker. He was beatified in 1893. 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