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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Today (6. June) is the feast day of: Gudwal (6th cent.) Gudwal was an abbot, an early Christian missionary in Brittany. Alexander of Fiesole (d. 590) Bishop Alexander opposed lay control in ecclesiastical matters. When he refused to follow local noble wishes in his church appointments, a group of the nobles had him drowned. Agobard of Lyons (d. 840) A Spaniard by birth, Agobard went to Francia as a refugee from the Moors in his youth. He became archbishop of Lyons in 813. He was a notable political figure, and also an important theological and liturgical writer. Norbert (d. 1134) Norbert was of noble blood, related to Germany's Salian dynasty. He became a subdeacon and canon at Xanten and a typical not-very-serious officeholder who got where he was based on family influence. But in 1115 he was nearly killed in a thunderstorm and experienced a change of heart. He became a priest, resigned his canonry, gave away his goods, and got a papal license to become an itinerant preacher. He attracted disciples, with whom he founded the monastery of Premontre, the mother house of the Praemonstratensian order. The order received papal approval in 1126, the same year N. became archbishop of Magdeburg. He was formally canonized in 1582. Gerard Tratorio (d. 1207) A layman of Monza (Lombardy), Gerard used his wealth to found a hospital, where he worked with the sick, especially lepers. John Davy and companions (d. 1537) John Davy was a Carthusian deacon at the Charterhouse in London, part of the small group of clerics in England who refused to accept Henry VIII as head of the Church. He and his companions were chained to a wall in Newgate prison and starved to death. 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