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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Today (8. December) is the feast day of: The Conception of the Virgin Mary---effected when her parents Anna and Joachim embraced at the Golden Gate of Jerusalem. Budoc (6th cent.) A saint from one of the Celtic-speaking lands. It's nice to see that his hagiographers couldn't figure out whether he was Cornish, Welsh, or Breton either---legend reports that Budoc was born at sea in a barrel (his mother had been falsely accused of infidelity and her jealous stepmother had her thrown into the sea in a barrel. B's mother (Azenor) reached Ireland and became a washer-woman at a monastery near Waterford---a nice case of derivation from Greek mythology, as Farmer points out, but it doesn't help much in figuring out Budoc's antecedents. Romarich of Remiremont (d. 655) Romarich was an official at the Austrasian Frankish court until, in c. 600, he became a monk at Luxeuil. In c. 620 the king granted him land in the Vogesen, where he founded the double monastery of Remiremont. As was the case with several other Alsatian saints, Romarich was formally declared a saint by Pope Leo IX in 1051. Edith, Elfriede, and Sabina (d. 819) These three young women lived near Arras, where they were killed by invading Normans. Constantine of Orval (d. 1145) A disciple of Bernard of Clairvaux, Constantine became prior at Troisfontaines, and from 1132 on first abbot of Orval. He died "in the odor of sanctity." 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