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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Today (22. January) is the feast day of: Vincent of Saragossa (d. 304) Vincent is the official protomartyr of Spain. He was a deacon, daught in the Great Persecution. At first he was imprisoned and starved for a while, then when he refused to sacrifice was racked and roasted on a gridiron before being thrown back in prison, where he died. Augustine reports that V''s cult was known throughout the Empire by his time. Blaesilla of Rome (d. 384) Blaesilla was a patrician, daughter of St. Paula. She followed in her mother's footsteps, leading such a stringently ascetic life that she died at the age of 20. Paula was almost mad with grief; St. Jerome rebuked her and promised to glorify B by writing about her. Theodelinde (d. 627) Theodelinde was a daughter of the duke of Bavaria, married to the Lombard king Aethari (and after she was widowed, she married Agilulf, who became king by right of marriage). Theo. is credited with winning the Lombards from Arianism---her son was their first Catholic king. She corresponded with Gregory the Great, who dedicated four books to her, and also gave Columbanus the land on which he founded the monastery of Bobbio. Anastasius the Persian (d. 628) Originally a soldier named Magundat, the future Anastasius took part in the Persian capture of Jerusalem in 614. He became a Christian there, took the baptismal name Anastasius, and became a monk. But in 628 he was sent to evangelize the Persian garrison of Caesarea. A. was arrested, flogged, put to hard labor, tortured, and finally strangled. Dominic of Sora (d. 1031) Dominic was born in Foligno, became a Benedictine monk, and ended up founding several monasteries in the region around Naples before dying at the age of eighty. 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