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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture In some churches, perhaps primarily abbatial, Christmas Eve is the feast of Adam. MG > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > Today (24. December) is the feast day of: > > martyrs of Antioch (d. 250) This is a group of 40 unmarried women, > martyred in the reign of Decius. > > Tarsilla (d. c. 581) Tarsilla was Pope Gregory the Great's aunt, a sister > of St. Emiliana. T. lived an ascetic life in her family home. > > Mochua (Cuan) (d. c. 657) Mochua (an affectionate form of the name Cuan) > was from Connaught, Ireland. He was a warrior before becoming a monk. As > a monk he made up for lost time, though, founding monasteries at Timahoe > (Co. Laois) and Derinish (Co. Cavan). > > Adela of Pfalzel (d. c. 734) Adela was, according to legend, a daughter > of > the Frankish king Dagobert II. After she was widowed, she founded the > convent of Pfalzel (near Trier) and became its first abbess. > > 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 > ----------------------------------------- This email was sent using FREE Catholic Online Webmail. http://webmail.catholic.org/ Celebrate Advent with Catholic Online. Support our Advent sponsors by visiting them at http://www.catholic.org/clife/advent/specials.php ********************************************************************** 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