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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Today (28. July) is the feast day of: Samson (d. 565) Samson is the most famous British missionary of the sixth century. His vita, which may date back to the seventh century, tells that Samson was Welsh, and became a priest and monk in Wales. In time, however, he went to Cornwall, where he gathered a group of disciples and apparently worked as a missionary. Eventually Samson made his way to Brittany where he was an active missionary and monastery founder. He seems to have worked from his monastery of Dol as a bishop, although a regular see was not established there for several centuries. Botvid (d. c. 1100) Botvid was a Swedish layman. He became a Christian in England and then returned to his homeland to help spread his new religion. He was martyred in a particularly ingrate way: Botvid bought a Finnish slave, taught him Christianity and baptized him. Then his intent was to set the man free by rowing him across the Baltic. The freed slave, however, murdered both Botvid and a companion who had come along. Antony della Chiesa (blessed) (d. 1459) Antony was born to a noble family near Vercelli. He was well educated and wished to enter the religious life, but because of his family's opposition he wasn't able to do so until he was 22 years old. He became a Dominican friar and was for a time companion of Bernardino of Siena, besides serving as prior at several convents. Antony was a noted spiritual director, was credited with healing the sick, and even won over a group of pirates who captured him on a journey. He was beatified in 1819. 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