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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture En Bretagne (in Britanny), Fingar est connu sous le nom de Guigner, ainsi célébré par le Missel du vice-chancelier Ynisan, daté de 1457 (diocèse de Vannes, Paris BnF Lat. Nlle Acq. Lat. 172). Il est peut-être aussi l'éponyme de Loc-Eguiner (avec Loc- : "lieu consacré à -") dans le diocèse de Léon. j. l. raphalen [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phyllis Jestice" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 5:48 PM Subject: [M-R] saints of the day 14. December > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > Today (14. December) is the feast day of: > > Spyridon Thaumaturgos (d. 346?) Spyridon was a shepherd on Cyprus. > Despite his lack of education, he was so well-known for his piety that he > was elected bishop of Trimithon. Tortured under Diocletian, he survived > and was famous for his knowledge of the Bible. His reputation as a miracle > worker seems to be mostly posthumous; Spyridon has been credited with > saving several Greek islands and areas of Asia minor from the plague and > other catastrophes. > > Fingar and Piala (d. c. 455) An interesting tale of early Irish saints. > According to legend, Fingar and Piala were brother and sister, the children > of an Irish king. After being converted by Patrick their father drove them > into exile. First they went to Brittany and were well-received, but then > went on to Cornwall, where they were martyred at the order of the king of > Dumnonia. Fingar's feast is celebrated in Brittany. > > Nicasius of Rheims (5th cent.) Nicasius was the tenth bishop of Rheims, > ruling at a time when barbarians (most likely Huns) overran his city. N. > tried to save his people's lives while the city was being sacked, and the > enemy decapitated him (along with a deacon, a lector, and N's sister) at > the door of his cathedral. > > Venantius Fortunatus (d. c. 610) Venantius, born and educated in Italy, > settled in the kingdom of the Franks after visiting the shrine of Martin at > Tours. After time at the Merovingian court he settled at Poitiers, where > he was chaplain to the convent and became a friend of St. Radegund. While > there he wrote some of the greatest hymns ever composed in Latin, "Vexilla > regis prodeunt," "Pange lingua gloriosi," and "Salva festa dies." He also > wrote several vitae of saints. VF became bishop of Poitiers in c. 600. > > Berthold of Regensburg (d. 1272) Not formally canonized. Berthold was > educated in the Franciscan convent of his native city of Regensburg. After > joining the order, it was discovered that he was a great preacher---the > greatest German-speaking popular preacher of the Middle Ages. His > preaching missions took him through much of Germany, Switzerland, Austria, > Bohemia, Hungary, and even France while preaching a crusade. His tomb in > Regensburg became a very popular pilgrimage site, and B. was also honored > as a saint in Hungary. > > John Oldcastle (d. 1417) I was interested that the Oekumenisches > Heiligenlexikon lists the Lollard Oldcastle as a Protestant martyr. > Oldcastle was a prototype for Shakespeare's Falstaff; he had considerable > influence with Henry, prince of Wales. But when Henry IV died and Henry V > came to the throne of England, Oldcastle was arrested as a Lollard and > condemned to death in 1413. He escaped with the aid of friends, but was > recaptured in Wales in 1417 and executed. > > 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 ********************************************************************** 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