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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Today (14. August) is the feast day of: Marcellus of Apamea (d. 389) Marcellus was governor of Cyprus before he became bishop of Apamea, Syria. He had the unenviable task of enforcing Theodosius I's anti-paganism decrees, to the outrage of his unwilling flock. When he was overseeing the burning of the temple at Aulona, the infuriated crowd threw him into the flames. Fachanan of Ross (late 6th cent.) Fachanan is credited as first bishop of Ross in Co. Cork, Ireland. He founded a monastic school. Everard of Einsiedeln (d. 958) Everard was a member of the ducal family of Swabia. He was provost of Strassburg cathedral, but in 934 joined his friend Berno at B's new monastery of Einsiedeln (Switzerland). When Berno died, E. took over as first abbot, finishing construction of the monastery. Antonio Primaldo and companions (blessed) (d. 1480) The Ottomans captured the city of Otranto (Italy) in 1480 and the inhabitants were given a choice of conversion or death. The elderly artisan Antonio rallied the people with such good effect that 800 citizens chose death and were executed (along with their bishop) in the cathedral. 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