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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > Ever so much nicer than stabbing one's eyes out and falling into a crevice - at Colonna, was it? > > Julian the Hospitaller (?) Almost certainly mythical, with no country or > tomb ever attributed to him. Thanks to Jacopo della Voragine, Antoninus of > Florence, and Gustave Flaubert, however, his tale is widely known. The > legend reports that Julian, as a young noble, was hunting when a deer told > him he was destined to kill his father and mother. Julian fled the country > to avoid his fate, becoming wealthy and marrying in his new land. But J's > parents came searching for their son; J's dutiful wife gave them her own > bed to sleep in, since J. wasn't home at the time. So of course J came > home unexpectedly, and found what he thought was a strange man in bed with > his wife---and killed both of them. Discovering his error, J. was stricken > with remorse and went and built a hospital at a river crossing. He became > a patron saint of hospitals and travellers. > > Sabinian of Troyes (d. c. 275) Sabinian was a native of Samos, but, > unhappy with the moral climate at home, went to Gaul. When he was in > Troyes he converted to Christianity and remained there the rest of his > life, first assisting the bishop and then taking over when the bishop was > martyred. S. in turn was martyred under Aurelian, after a successful > career preaching and baptizing in the upper Seine region. > > Sabina of Troyes (d. c. 275) The half-sister of Sabinian, legend reports > that she left home to seek her brother. An angel told her in a dream to go > to Troyes, but she arrived there only to find that he had already been > martyred. Sabina found Sabinian's tomb, and died while praying at it. > > Gildas (d. c. 570) Gildas was a monk of Llaniltud in south Wales. He > attracted disciples from both Wales and Ireland. But G. went on to become > a hermit, then ended his life in a monastery he founded in Brittany. He is > probably best-known today for his De excidio Britanniae, on the evils of > Britain in his time and the Germanic advances on the island. > > Aquilinus of Milan (d. c. 650) The Bavarian Aquilinus became a wandering > preacher to escape high ecclesiastical office. He especially focused his > efforts against the Arians---a group of whom assassinated him in Milan. > > Bathild (d. 680) Bathild was an Anglo-Saxon slave who attracted the > interest of the Frankish King Clovis II and married him in 649. When > Clovis died, B. acted as regent for her eldest son, and in her spare time > founded the monasteries of Corbie and Chelles besides promoting the work of > several religious figures. After a palace coup in 665, she became a nun at > Chelles, where she was noted for her humility > > 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