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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Today (14. November) is the feast day of: Serapion of Alexandria (d. 252) Serapion was caught by an anti-Christian mob. His house was sacked, and he himself was tortured and then thrown off his own roof. Hypatius of Gangra (d. 325) Hypatius' see of Gangra was in Paphlagonia (Asia Minor). He attended the council of Nicaea, where he was a strong defender of the divinity of Christ. On his way home, he was stoned to death by a mob of Novatian heretics. Dubricius (d. c. 545) An early monastic founder in Wales, Dubricius (Dyfrig) founded monasteries in the Wye Valley. According to tradition, he was the first bishop of Llandaff and then Caerleon. Alberic of Utrecht (d. 784) Alberic was a nephew of Gregory of Utrecht, and succeeded him as bishop in 775. A. was a successful missionary and a friend of Alcuin. Laurence O'Toole (Lorcan Ua Tuathail) (d. 1180) One of the few formally canonized Irish saints (in 1226), Laurence was a monk at Glendalough from a young age. He became abbot and in 1162 archbishop of Dublin. He played an important role mediating between the Irish and their conqueror Henry II of England. As papal legate, L. carried out reforms, including introducing canons regular. Serapion the Mercedarian (d. 1240) Serapion, it is said, was an English soldier. He served in Castile, then joined the Mercedarian order (dedicated to ransoming Christian captives). He surrendered himself as a hostage for some prisoners in Algiers, but while waiting for his ransom tried out preaching to Muslims---for which he was crucified. 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