medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (20. September) is the feast day of:
Eustace (d. 188?) Suppressed as ahistorical in 1969, the cult of
Eustace was popular in the Middle Ages. The rather extravagant
legend tells that Eustace was a Roman army officer, converted to
Christianity by the miraculous apparition of a stag with a cross
between its antlers. He quit the army, but was recalled in a crisis
and served as a triumphant general under Trajan---but Trajan, that
ingrate, took offense when E. refused to join in the non-Christian
victory celebration. So E. was parboiled to death inside a bronze
bull.
Vincent Madelgarius (d. 677) Madelgaire, or Vincent Madelgarius, is
a saint of Hainault. He married St. Waldetrudis and the couple had
four very saintly children. In c. 643 V. became a monk at the
monastery he founded at Hautmont; he founded another monastery on his
estate at Soignies (Belgium).
A large number of modern saints: Martyrs of Korea (1839-1867) There
were three waves of persecution in Korea, during which hundreds of
Christians were killed. 103 of them have been canonized as martyrs
(in 1984), including 2 bishops and 7 priests.
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