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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture I "heard" that Saint Elmo, the patron of sailors, was pictured with a rope coiled around a winch and this was the source of the legend of his gory martyrdom. MG --- Phyllis Jestice <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval > religion and culture > > Today (2. June) is the feast day of: > > Pothinus (d. 177) Pothinus was born in c. 88 in > Asia Minor, and was > probably a disciple of Polycarp. In c. 150 he > became first bishop of > Lyons. At an advanced age, Pothinus became one of > the 48 martyrs of Lyons > killed in a persecution at that time. > > Blandina (d. 177) Another martyr of Lyons. > > Alexandros of Lyons (d. 177). Yet another martyr of > Lyons, A. was the > first known physician to be martyred. > > Marcellinus and Peter (d. c. 304?) The relics of M > & P were brought to > Seligenstadt (Hesse) in 827, stolen from Rome. > Their cult grew so strong > that the location of their relics came to be known > as "city of the saints" > (Seligenstadt). Legend reports that Marcellinus was > a priest and Peter an > exorcist; they were imprisoned during Diocletian's > persecution. Peter > drove out the demon that possessed the prison > keeper's daughter, converting > her whole family. M & P were beheaded. > > Erasmus (Elmo) (d. 310 or maybe 303) According to > legend, Erasmus was > from Asia and in c. 300 became bishop of Antioch. > He was tortured in the > persecutions of both Diocletian and Maximian, but > survived to die at an old > age in Formia in Campania (Italy), perhaps martyred > there. His martyrdom > legend is particularly gory: he is supposed to have > had his intestines > pulled out with a winch. Since 1969 his veneration > has been limited to > local calendars. > > Stephen of Halsingland (d. 1072) Stephen (also > called Simon) was a monk of > Corvey, consecrated in c. 1065 as a missionary > bishop by Adalbert of > Bremen-Hamburg. He was sent to the north, settled > in Halsingland (northern > Sweden), and became a successful missionary. > Perhaps the clearest sign of > his success is that he was murdered in 1072 by > pagans in a forest near > Norrala, which for centuries was a pilgrimage > center. > > Nicolas Peregrinus (d. 1094) The shepherd Nicolas > "the pilgrim" was born > in Greece in 1075. While still a boy he wandered > all around southern Italy > carrying a cross and shouting "Kyrie eleison." > Great crowds followed him, > especially children, also shouting the same. > Authorities regarded him as a > fool, but after his death (at the age of 19) so many > miracles occurred at > his tomb in Trani that soon a major cult arose. It > is said that he was > canonized in 1098. > > Juan or Ortega (d. 1163) Juan was born near Burgos > (Spain) in c. 1080. He > became a priest and went on pilgrimages to Jerusalem > and Rome; in the > process he suffered shipwreck and was saved by St. > Nicholas. After his > return, Juan became a hermit in Ortega (Urtica), > built a chapel on the > pilgrim road to Santiago and cared for pilgrims in a > hospice there. > > Sadok (blessed) (d. 1259 or 1260) Sadok was a > disciple of St. Dominic, who > in 1221 sent him to Hungary. There and in Poland > Sadok established the > Order of Preachers, founding numerous convents. He > was killed in Sandomir > (Poland) during the Mongol invasion, along with 48 > other Dominicans---all > singing the Salve Regina while being beheaded. > > 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 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com ********************************************************************** 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