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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Today (11. September) is the feast day of: Protus and Hyacinth (sometime before the 4th cent.) These two saints enjoyed an early and widespread cult. No acta exist, but Damasus says they were brothers and an early martyrology calls them "teachers of the Christian Law." Hyacinth's tomb was rediscovered in the cemetery of Basilla in 1845; it contained charred bones, suggesting a death by fire. Another tomb nearby was inscribed with Protus' name, but was empty. Exuperantius, Felix, and Regula (d. after 302) These siblings fled to Zurich after the destruction of the Theban legion. They were beheaded there. Paphnutius of Egypt (d. c. 360) In 308, during the Great Persecution, Paphnutius had his eyes put out, his legs mutilated, and then was set to forced labor. After he was freed in 311, he went to Antony the Great and became a monk. A few years after that, P. became bishop of the upper Thebaid. Reverenced for his suffering in the persecution, Paphnutius took part in the Council of Nicaea, actively fought Arianism, and (interestingly from a monk) defended the rights of married clergy against a move to force men who were ordained to separate from their wives; P. argued instead only that clerics should not contract a marriage after their ordination. Deiniol (d. c. 584) Deiniol was a northern British monk and bishop. He founded the monasteries of Bangor Fawr and Bangor Iscoed; the latter became (according to Bede) the most famous monastery in Britain, with over 2,000 monks in its heyday. Later tradition makes Deiniol the first bishop of Bangor (Gwynedd). Louis IV of Thuringia (d. 1227) Not formally canonized, but the subject of a popular cult that began very soon after his death. Louis, who was born in 1200, became landgrave of Thuringia in 1217. He is most famous as the husband of Elisabeth of Hungary, whom he married in 1221 and consistently upheld in her penitential and caritative practices. Louis died in Apulia on his way to a crusade; his body was brought back to Thuringia, where it became the center of a cult. 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