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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Today (27. March) is the feast day of: John of Lycopolis (d. 394) John was one of the greatest hermits of the Egyptian desert. He was born near Asyut and started his adult life as a carpenter, but became a hermit in a cave at Lycopolis at the age of 25. He spent 40 years at it, becoming a famous prophet. Among the people who consulted him was Emperor Theodosius I. Augusta (5th cent.) Legend says that Augusta was a daughter of a German duke of Friuli (Italy); he wasn't a Christian and took it so badly when his daughter converted that he personally killed her. A's cult at Serravalle near Treviso is ancient. Rupert of Salzburg (d. c. 717) Rupert seems to have been a Frank. He became a missionary bishop at Worms and also worked around Regensburg and along the Danube. The duke of Bavaria gave him a ruined town, which R. rebuilt as Salzburg (Austria). So R. was the first archbishop of Salzburg and also founded the monastery of St. Peter's and the nunnery of Nonnberg. He is regarded as one of the apostles of Bavaria and Austria. Matthew of Beauvais (d. c. 1098) Matthew went on the first crusade, but was captured by Muslims before getting to Jerusalem. He was supposedly killed because he refused to convert to Islam. Gelasius of Armagh (d. 1174) Gelasius was abbot of the monastery of Derry (Ireland) and became archbishop of Armagh in 1138; according to tradition he was the first Irish bishop to receive the pallium from Rome, marking the beginning of a much stronger link between the Irish church and the papacy. Albert of Trent (d. 1181) Albert was bishop of Trent. The fact that he was killed in the wars between Frederick Barbarossa and the Lombards led to his veneration as a martyr. -- Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice [log in to unmask] History Department University of Southern Mississippi ********************************************************************** 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