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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Today (24. October) is the feast day of: Felix of Thibiuca (d. 303) Felix was bishop of Thibiuca in Africa. He refused to surrender his church's sacred books, as requied by Diocletian's edict, so was decapitated. Proclus (d. 446) Proclus was a disciple of John Chrysostom. He opposed the choice of Nestorius as patriarch of Constantinople, and ended up becoming patriarch in his stead. P. remained an adamant opponent of Nestorianism. He also won much appreciation for his work after the city was devastated by an earthquake. Aretas and companions (d. 523) Aretas was head of the community of Hadran in southwest Arabia. He and 340 townspeople were treacherously massacred by a Jewish tribe that had made peace with them. The event is denounced in the Qur'an. Maglorius (aka Maelor) (d. c. 586) Maelor was born in Wales, a son of St. Umbrafel. He became a disciple of St. Samson and accompanied S. to Brittany. M. became an abbot there and succeeded Samson as bishop of Dol. When old, he abdicated and became a hermit. Martin of Vertou (d. 601) Martin was a Frank who became a hermit in Brittany. He attracted numerous disciples, and ended up founding the monastery of Vertou with them. A modern saint: Anthony Claret (d. 1870) AC was a Spanish weaver until at age 22 he went to seminary and became a secular priest. He tried to become a Jesuit, but had to give up during his novitiate because of poor health. A. founded the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, dedicated to missionary work. He became archbishop of Santiago (Cuba) in 1850, but won so many murderous enemies with his reform attempts that he returned to Spain and became the queen's confessor. A. is regarded as a leader of the Catholic revival in Spain. He certainly worked hard enough, preaching over 25,000 sermons and publishing about 144 books and pamphlets. He was canonized in 1950. ********************************************************************** 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