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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Herewith a link to an earlier 'Saints of the day' for 10. May (including Sts. Quartus and Quintus; Sts. Calepodius, Palmatius, Simplicius, Felix, Blanda, and companions; Sts. Alphius, Philadelphius, and Cyrinus; St. Gordian of Rome; St. Cataldus; St. Solongia): http://tinyurl.com/6v2esmv Further to Calepodius, Palmatius, Simplicius, Felix, Blanda, and companions: In the second sentence of that earlier post's notice of these saints, for 'Via Appia' please read 'Via Aurelia'. For the final sentence of the same notice's first paragraph, please substitute the following: C. is described in the Passio as a priest of Trastevere decapitated under Severus Alexander (who is not known to have persecuted) and laid to rest by Callistus on 10. May. In reality, the most that may be said about him is that he was a Roman martyr who prior to his inclusion in the Passio will already have been celebrated on 10. May and who reposed -- or was thought to repose -- in the aforementioned cemetery. Further to Cataldus: For a view of Cataldus as depicted in the mid-twelfth-century mosaics of the Cappella Palatina in Palermo, click on no. 15 here (image will open up at right): http://www.squinchpix.com/searchn.php?zoom_query=Roger+II Cataldus (at left, with St. Anastasia of Sirmium and Sts. Zosimus / Zosimas and Mary of Egypt) as depicted in a later medieval fresco in the crypt of Taranto's cattedrale di San Cataldo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanaudino/4903624211/lightbox/ Detail view (Cataldus): http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/8184/1011145w.jpg Today (10. May) is also the feast day of: Comgall of Bangor (d. 602?). Our earliest information about this Irish monastic founder (also Comhgall, Comhghall, Comgell, Comgill; in the Latin of the Bollandists, Congallus seu Congillus) comes from the late seventh-century Antiphonary of Bangor with its hymns in his honor and from St. Adomnán of Iona's roughly contemporary Vita of St. Columba. According to Adomnán, Comgall belonged to the clan of the Aridi (whose territory was later to be the Dál nAraidi, one of the early kingdoms of Ulster), was the founder of the abbey of Bangor in today's county Down, and was one of four such holy founders who crossed over from Ireland to visit St. Columba. The Annals of Ulster place the abbey's founding in about 555. Comgall's Vitae (BHL 1909 and 1910) are late -- neither is older than the later twelfth century --, differ in important details, offer very conventional biographical elements, and are much more useful for ascertaining specifics of the abbey's enormous influence than for reliable information about its founder. St. Columbanus the Younger (Columbanus of Bobbio; d. 616) taught at Bangor early in his career and so will have had personal experience of Comgall. Not surprisingly, several Irish saints are said to have studied under Comgall. A metrical Rule in Old Irish was traditionally ascribed to him. Bangor abbey was destroyed by Danes in 824. In the twelfth century it was restored by St. Malachy. The originally fourteenth-century tower of the later abbey church now fronts a much more recent structure: http://tinyurl.com/7lrfm82 Best, John Dillon ********************************************************************** 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