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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Today (6. February) is the feast day of: Dorothy (?) Another very popular medieval saint whose cult was suppressed in 1969. Legend tells that, as she was on her way to her martyrdom, a young man mocked her, asking her to send him fruits from the garden of paradise. So just before her execution she prayed for some fruit and an angel appeared with a basket containing three apples and three roses. So the man was converted and martyred too. Today is his feastday too---St. Theophilus Scholasticus. Mel (d. c. 488?) Legend tells that Mel was one of the four nephews of St. Patrick. All four went with Uncle Pat to Ireland as missionaries, and Mel became the first abbot-bishop of Ardagh. As my source says: "The historical evidence concerning him and his brothers is hopelessly entangled and conflicting." Please regard that as my official disclaimer. Vedast (d. 539) Vedast (Vaast) was a cohort of St. Remigius of Rheims; both were very successful missionaries among the Franks. V. was bishop of Arras-Cambrai for nearly 40 years. In art he appears with a wolf and a goose---legend says he resurrected the latter. Amandus of Elnone (d. c. 676) Amandus was born near Nantes. He spent 15 years as a hermit at Bourges, then made a pilgrimage to Rome and was ordained as a missionary bishop. A. spent the rest of his life in the mission field in what is now French Flanders and Belgium; he founded many monasteries, and apparently became bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht. Andrew of Elnone (d. c. 690) Andrew was Amand's successor as abbot of Elnone. Their relics were enshrined together. Tanco (d. 808) Tanco was an Irish monk who became abbot of the monastery of Amalbarich in Saxony, then became bishop of Werden. He was lynched by a mob that seems to have resented his state-supported missionary activities. Gerald of Ostia (d. 1077) Gerald was prior of Cluny, then bishop of Ostia. He was an active papal legate, thanks to which he was imprisoned by Henry IV of Germany. Guarin of Palestrina (d. 1159) Guarin was from Bologna. He became an Augustinian canon at Mortara. When G. was elected bishop of Pavia in 1144 he absolutely refused to accept---but the pope forced him to become cardinal bishop of Palestrina instead. Angelus of Furci (blessed) (d. 1327) Angelus was from near Chieti (in the Abruzzi). He became an Augustinian friar and settled down as a theology professor in Naples, refusing to become a bishop. 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