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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Today (4. February) is the feast day of: Modan (d. c. 550?) Legend tells that the Scottish Modan was a monk and abbot who preached in the area of Stirling and Falkirk. Rabanus Maurus (d. 856) Rabanus was trained at Fulda, became one of the great scholars of the Carolingian renaissance, and in 822 was made abbot. RM resigned in c. 840 and lived in retirement, but in 847 he was made archbishop of Mainz. He proved to be an unpopular rigorist. Nicholas the Studite (d. 863) Nicholas was a Cretan monk, very active in the Byzantine religious controversies of his time. Gilbert of Sempringham (d. 1189) The founder of the only medieval religious order created in England, Gilbert was the son of a knight who became a priest and clerk to the bishop of Lincoln. His parishioners at Sempringham included some very pious women: he built a house for them next to the church---which then grew. He asked the Cistercians to take over, but they wouldn't, so ended up founding his own "Gilbertine" order. By the time of G's death there were 13 communities, later growing to 26. Joan of France (or of Valois) (d. 1505) Jeanne was a daughter of King Louis XI and Charlotte of Savoy. She was physically handicapped in some way, which made her particularly unfortunate in the dynastic policies of the age. In 1476 she was married to Duke Louis of Orleans, who treated her badly. After Louis secured the throne of France as Louis XII, he arranged to have the marriage annulled. J. took to religion, founding a convent, doing good deeds, and praying a lot. ********************************************************************** 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