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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Today (29. March) is the feast day of: Jonas and Barachisius (d. 326/7) King Sapur II of Persia launched a major persecution of Christians in the eighteenth year of his reign. Thousands did, included the saints of today. Jonas and Barachisius was monks who heard of the persecution and set out to encourage some Christians who had been arrested. J and B were arrested, tortured when they refused to sacrifice, and killed. Barachisius seems to have particularly annoyed the just---he was impaled, then crushed in a press, and finished off by having boiling pitch poured down his throat. Gundleus and Gwladys (6th cent.) Gundleus was a warlord of southeastern Wales. Legend tells that he kidnapped the virtuous Gwladys and married her. Their first child was St. Cadoc, one of the great Welsh saints. He converted his parents and got them to leave the world. Berthold (d. c. 1195) Berthold is often regarded as the founder of he Carmelite order. He became a hermit on Mt. Carmel; the patriarch of Antioch helped him establish a community of hermits. Ludolph (d. 1250) Ludolph was a Premonstratensian who was elected bishop of Ratzeburg in 1236. He converted his cathedral chapter to Premonstratensian observance and also founded a Benedictine convent. L. had a series of disputes with the duke of Sachsen Lauenburg; the duke imprisoned L., ill-treated him, and finally banished him. L. was canonized in the fourteenth century, sometimes regarded as a martyr since he died as the result of his ill treatment. ********************************************************************** 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