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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Today (5. May) is the feast day of: Eulogius of Edessa (d. c. 381) Eulogius was a priest of Edessa (now Urfa, Turkey) who opposed Arianism. He was banished for this by Emperor Valens, but was eventually recalled and became bishop. Hilary of Arles (d. 449) Hilary was an important Roman administrator who didn't convert to Christianity until his relative St. Honoratus talked him into visiting the monastery of Lerins. Impressed, H. was baptized and became a monk, then followed Honoratus when he became bishop of Arles. H. then succeeded to the bishopric, where he won a reputation for sanctity but annoyed the rest of the bishops of Gaul by trying to establish his authority over them as metropolitan. Godehard of Hildesheim (d. 1038) Godehard was from Bavaria, where he won the interest of Duke Henry (later Emperor Henry II). G. was put in charge of Niederaltaich in 996 and reintroduced monastic life there (it had been a canonry); he went on to reform several other monasteries, imposed by Henry II. In 1022 he became bishop of Hildesheim. St. Gothard's Pass in the Alps seems to be named after him. Angelus of Jerusalem (d. 1220) Angelus was a native of Jerusalem, of Jewish ancestry (his parents had converted to Christianity). He was one of the first hermits on Mt. Carmel and was sent off to get papal approval for their new rule. He did so, but stopped in Sicily on the way home and made a man so angry by publicly denouncing his crimes that the guy killed A. -- Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice [log in to unmask] History Department University of Southern Mississippi *CAUTION: As was revealed in hearings held at the USM campus on April 28, 2004, all email is subject to monitoring by the Office of the University President. Since he has used this authority to attempt to fire two tenured professors, please be aware that anything you say in an email sent to a USM email address is subject to be read by third parties and possibly disclosed to the public. ********************************************************************** 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