medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (22. August) is the feast day of:
Symphorianus (d. c. 180) Symphorian was one of the most honored saints in
early Gaul and France. He was born in c. 165 in Autun, where he was raised
as a Christian. At about the age of 15 he was denounced as a Christian.
After refusing to renounce his faith several times before the Roman
proconsul, he was beheaded.
Timotheus of Rome (d. c. 303) A Roman martyr. Very little more is known,
except that there is reference to his cult as early as 354.
Andreas of Fiesole (d. sometime after 876) Andreas probably came to
Fiesole from Scotland or Ireland in the ninth century. He became abbot of
S. Martini in Mensula in Florence, which he may have also founded.
Sigfrid of Sweden (d. c. 1045) Sigfrid is honored as the "apostle of
Sweden." He was a monk at Glastonbury who in the first third of the
eleventh century went to Scandinavia as a missionary---first to Norway,
then to Sweden. He was the first bishop of Skara, which he founded, then
of Vaxsjo. He is the patron saint of Sweden.
Jacobus Bianconi of Mevania (blessed) (d. 1301) Jacobus was born in c.
1220 in Mevania (now Bevagna near Spoleto, Italy). In 1236 he became a
Dominican and founded the first Dominican convent in his home city, which
he then led as prior until his death.
Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice
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