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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture >Hi, Jim: After a bit of further questing, I confess that I find Jean de Montfort a mystery. He's included in the Benedictine *Book of Saints*, the online Oekumenisches Heiligenlexikon, and the online Patron Saints Index as a Templar, wounded in battle, who went to Cyprus to die in c. 1177. None of which give sources. But what I find confusing is why all three compilations should label him "of Montfort." Two collections say he was from Austria, the third says he was born near Lake Constance.. That's all the further I can get. Perhaps two cults on Cyprus of two different guys named John, somehow conflated in the mind of some hagiologist? Phyllis >medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > >> John of Montfort (d. 1177/8) John was an Austrian noble who became a >> Knight Templar. He was wounded in battle against the Muslims and >> taken to Cyprus, where he died. He had a cult at Famagusta as long >> as the Latin church existed there (until the Ottoman conquest). > >Dear Phyllis, >I'd be interested in your source for this. I have read of a Jean de >Montfort who was >a French noble, the grandson, no less, of the Simon de Montfort who >died in 1218 in >the Albigensian Crusades, and the son of his heir, Amauri. It seems >beyond the >bounds of belief that two different Jean de Montforts would have >been venerated on >Cyprus. There also seems to be some confusion between Famagusta and >Limassol. Can anyone shed any light on this apparent confusion? >Here is what I >have on Jean de Montfort: > > Jean (1241-49), eldest son of Amauri, inherited the county of Montfort but >didn’t become constable of France. He married Jeanne de Châteaudun, and >they had one daughter, Béatrice. In 1244 Louis IX took the cross, and in >1245, Jean also engaged himself to take part in the holy war. >During the three >years of preparation, Jean made generous gifts to the monasteries in the >region; he received, on the other hand, 40 livres from the prior of St Thomas >at Epernon to aid in his expenses for the expedition. They left Aigues-Mortes >on 28 Aug. 1248 and wintered on Cyprus, where Jean died in the epidemic >that struck their ranks. Immediately after his death, he was invoked as a >“bienheureux”. The Cistercians of the Church of Notre-Dame-de-Champs at >Limassol rededicated their church to St Jean de Montfort and the sanctuary >became one of the most venerated at Limassol > >********************************************************************** >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 -- 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