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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Today (13. April) is the feast day of: Martius (d. 530) Martius became a hermit when a young man. He attracted disciples and organized them into a community of monks at Clermont (Auvergne). Hermenegild (d. 585) Hermenegild was a Visigothic prince in Spain who converted to catholic Christianity. His father, King Leovigild, disinherited H, upon which H. led a revolt against his dad. H. lost, but was reconciled with his father. But Leovigild demanded H's return to Arian Christianity, and when H. refused, Leovigild had him done to death with an axe. Martin I (d. c. 656) Martin was a native of Todi. He moved to Rome, where he was known for his great learning and piety; he served as Pope Theodore I's ambassador to Constantinople and became pope himself in 649. As pope, Martin didn't get along with the eastern church. He called a council that condemned monothelitism and censured several imperial decrees. Emperor Constans II (a monothelite) was outraged and sent troops to Rome to fetch Martin for trial. They broke into the Lateran palace and dragged M. off to Constantinople in the fall of 653. He was imprisoned under awful conditions for several months and then convicted of treason without being allowed to defend himself. The patriarch of Constantinople begged for M's life, so M was sent off to exile in the Crimea, where he died of ill treatment. M. is the last pope venerated as a martyr. ********************************************************************** 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