 |
 |
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Today (7. August) is the feast day of: Sixtus II and companions (d. 258) Sixtus was pope for one year. He and his deacons were seized while he was preaching during mass in the catacomb of Praetextatus. Apparently six of his deacons were martyred together with Sixtus, while the seventh (Lawrence) was caught and martyred later. Victricius (d. 407) Victricius was a Roman army officer, but he resigned became he thought Christians shouldn't be soldiers. He was sentenced to death for this act of desertion, but was pardoned. V. became a missionary in northern Gaul, and was made bishop of Rouen in 380 while he was still a layman. Jordan Forzate (blessed) (d. 1248) A native of Padua, Jordan became monk and then abbot of the Benedictine monastery in the city. Frederick II appointed him governor of the city. . . which led to Jordan's imprisonment for two years by a local tyrant. Albert of Trapani (d. 1307) Albert was a Sicilian, who joined the Carmelite order there, becoming provincial superior in 1296. His specialty was conversion of Jews. His cult was confirmed in 1454. Vincent of Aquila (d. 1504) Vincent, a native of Aquila, Italy, was a Franciscan lay brother, famous as a mystic. Cajetan (d. 1547) Cajetan was a Lombard noble. He spent time at the Roman curia, then returned to his native Vicenza where he organized charities for the poor and sick, a work that he expanded to Rome and Venice. He and Peter Caraffa (later Pope Paul IV) founded the Theatine order to continue this work, which became one of the great religious congregations of the Catholic Reformation. Dr. Phyllis Jestice __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ********************************************************************** 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