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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Today (5. September) is the feast day of: Eudoxius, Zeno, Macarius, and companions (late 3rd cent.?) This was a band of Christian soldiers at the time of Constantius I, killed for their faith at Melitene, Armenia. Legend reports that there were more than a thousand of them. Madrona (d. 300) Madrona was a native of Barcelona, orphaned at a young age. Also at a young age, she became a convinced Christian, which displeased the wealthy non-Christian uncle who took her in. He moved with Madrona to Rome, hoping that the environment there would cure his niece of her attachment to the new religion. Maybe he didn't know that there was a large Christian community there. Madrona found them, and was baptized. At the age of 15 she was arrested and imprisoned. She died of ill treatment and starvation in prison. Urban, Theodore, and companions (d. 370) A group of 80 catholic clerics, who were traveling to appeal to the emperor against the prosecution of his Arian co-emperor Valens. The ship they were travelling on burned (perhaps with some assistance from the Arians) and all were killed. Bertin (d. 698) Bertin was a monk of Luxeuil. He helped St. Omer evangelize the area around Calais, then became abbot of Sithiu (renamed Saint-Bertin after his death). Albert of Pontida (d. 1095) (blessed) Albert was a soldier fighting for the city of Bergamo. When he was badly wounded, he vowed to become a monk if he recovered. When he did so, Albert made a pilgrimage to Santiago, then founded the Benedictine monastery of Pontida near Bergamo, which he subjected to Cluny. Lorenzo Giustiniani (d. 1455) Lorenzo was a noble Venetian. He became an Augustinian canon in the community of San Giorgio and rose to become first prior and then general of the congregation. In this period, Lorenzo also became a notable writer on ascetic and mystical topics. In 1433 Lorenzo was appointed bishop of Castello, and in 1451 first archbishop of Venice (if I've understood correctly, Nicholas V suppressed the see of Castello and moved the see of Grado to Venice). Lorenzo proved to be an exemplary bishop, famed for his austerity and generosity to the poor, as well as for his success as a mediator.He was canonized in 1690. 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