medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Today (6. February) is the feast day of: Mel and Melchu (d. c. 488) Legend tells that the brothers Mel and Melchu were nephews of St. Patrick. They went to Ireland with Pat, worked with him as missionaries, and became bishops of Armagh and Ardagh. Vedast (Vaast) (d. 539) Vedast worked with St. Remigius as a missionary to the Franks. He became bishop of Rheims in 499. Amand (d. c. 679) Amand was a monk, then a hermit, then was consecrated as a missionary bishop in 629. He evangelized in Flanders, Carinthia, and probably Germany. A. founded a number of monasteries in Belgium and may have been bishop of Maastricht for a time. Guarinus (d. 1159) Guarinus was a native of Bologna who became an Augustinian canon at Mortaria. When he was elected bishop he went into hiding until somebody else was elected. But late in life he was appointed bishop of Praeneste and given a cardinalate at the same time. A modern collection of saints: The Martyrs of Japan (d. 1597) A group of 26 Catholic Christians crucified in Japan during Toyotomi Hideyoshi's persecution. They were canonized in 1862. ********************************************************************** 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