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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Today (3. January) is the feast day of: Antherus (d. 236) Antherus was a Greek who was elected bishop of Rome in November 235 and died only 43 days later, probably as a martyr. In his short time in office he had a collection made of the trial transcripts of the martyrs. Peter Balsam (d. 311) Peter was a native of Palestine (Eleutheropolis, to be precise). He was arrested in Diocletian's persecution, refused to sacrificed, was tortured but still refused to cooperate, and was then either crucified or burned to death (there are two sources on his martyrdom with different information). Genevieve (d. 500) Genevieve (Genovefa) dedicated herself to God at the age of 7 when she met Germanus of Auxerre. She became a nun in Paris at age 15, soon winning notoriety as a visionary and prophet. She successfully won good treatment for the people of Paris and release of prisoners from the Frankish kings Childeric and Clovis. In 451 she launched a massive pray-in that kept Attila and his band of merry Huns from coming to Paris. She has continued active in her defense of Paris ever since, including ending an epidemic in 1129. A modern beatus: Kyriakose Elias Chavara (d. 1871) KEC was a native of India. He became a Carmelite and in time founded a Carmelite congregation dedicated to Mary Immaculate, now active in 8 countries. He also served as vicar-general of the Syro-Malabar church, actively working to invigorate Catholic Christianity in Malabar. He was beatified in 1986. ********************************************************************** 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