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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Today (3. August) is the feast day of: Lydia of Thyatira (or Lydia Purpuraria) (1st cent.) Lydia was a dealer in purple dye. When Paul visited Philippi in Macedonia, she became his very first convert in Europe. Gamaliel (1st cent.) Gamaliel was a Jewish lawyer who appears twice in Acts, teaching Paul and helping Peter & John. Legend makes him a convert to Christianity. His purported relics were found near Jerusalem in 415. Nicodemus (also 1st cent.; it's a good day for 1st-cent. saints) Nicodemus appears in John's gospel as a secret follower of Jesus. He and Joseph of Arimathaea together took Jesus from the cross and buried him. For some reason the apocryphal gospel that tells of Christ's harrowing of hell was attributed to N. According to tradition he was martyred. His supposed relics were founded along with those of Gamaliel. Aspren (2d cent.?) Tradition tells that Aspren was the first bishop of Naples. Legend improved on his probable late second-century date, telling that A. was healed, baptized, and ordained by St. Peter. Euphronius of Autun (d. c. 475) Euphronius was bishop of Autun from 460 until his death. He is reputed as one of the greatest bishops of Gaul in the unsettled fifth century. Benno of Einsiedeln (d. 940) Benno was a canon of Strassburg, but then settled at St. Meinrad's former hermitage in Switzerland. This was the beginning of the monastery of Einsiedeln. Benno was a noted early reformer; in 927 he became bishop of Metz, but his new subordinates resented his zeal and attacked and blinded him. B. went back to Einsiedeln after that. Peter of Anagni (d. 1105) A native of Salerno, Peter became a Benedictine and in 1062 was made bishop of Anagni. He took part in the First Crusade and was papal legate to Constantinople. He was canonized only four years after his death, so I hope he was more impressive than he sounds. 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