medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (6. September) is the feast day of:
Onesiphoros and Porphyrios (d. c. 80) Onesiphoros is supposed to have been
a friend of St. Paul. According to legend, Onesiphoros and his servant
Porphyrios accompanied Paul to Spain and back again to Asia Minor. It was
there that the two were martyred by being thrown to wild bulls.
Beata of Sens (d. c. 275) According to a dubious vita, Beata was a
Spaniard, born in the third century. She went from there to Gaul, where
she was murdered during the reign of Aurelian. A church was erected above
her grave in Sens, which became an important pilgrimage destination.
Eleutherius of Rome (d. 586) Eleutherius was abbot of the monastery of S.
Marco in Spoleto. Gregory the Great mentions him several times as a famous
miracle worker. In the years before his death, Eleutherius retired from
his abbacy, and lived as a simple monk in Gregory's monastery in Rome.
Magnus of Füssen (d. either 750 or 772) Apparently Magnus started life
with the name Maginold, but later came to be known as "the great" (magnus)
because of his miracle-working reputation. He was born c. 700 perhaps in
the vicinity of the monastery of St. Gallen. He became a monk there, but
in c. 745 went as a missionary to Bavaria. Magnus built a cell for him on
the banks of the Lech at Füssen that became the core of a Benedictine
monastery. According to legend, Magnus brought with him St. Gall's own
staff when he came to Bavaria. He used it to drive away not only serpents
and bears but a dragon.
Stephen of Chatillon (d. 1213) Stephen was born in c. 1155 to the noble
family of the counts of Chatillon. In 1176 he entered the Carthusian
order, and in 1213 was elected bishop of Die. He died a few months later.
Stephen was already venerated as a saint in his lifetime on account of his
visions and miracles. He was canonized in 1907.
Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice
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