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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Today (1. August) is the feast day of: Exsuperius (d. c. 412) Exsuperius was probably born at Arreau (France). He became bishop of Toulouse in c. 405. E. was noted for generosity and organized large-scale relief services to cope with invading Vandals. Aethelwold (d. 984) Aethelwold was a native of Winchester who was a courtier before becoming a priest. A. joined the revived monastery of Glastonbury, and in c. 954 was appointed abbot of Abingdon. In 963 he went on to be bishop of Winchester, where he instituted the first monastic cathedral chapter. A. was dedicated to monastic and general church reform. After his death, miracles were soon reported at his tomb, and his relics were raised by his successor as bishop. John of Rieti (blessed) (d. c. 1350) Giovanni Bufalari was born in Umbria, where he went on to live a thoroughly uneventful life. He became an Augustinian friar at Rieti and took good care of the sick and strangers. He also spent a lot of time weeping for his faults and those of the rest of the human race. A cult began at his tomb soon after his death; it was formally confirmed in 1832. ********************************************************************** 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