medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Phyllis -
Do you happenb to know the primary sources for Wolfred / Ulfrid?
Meg
>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>Today (18. January) is the feast day of:
>Prisca (d. 41/54?) Prisca has been venerated as a saint in Rome from
>earliest times. All accounts of her life have a strong legendary element.
>It is possible that she was responsible for the building of the church of
>S. Prisca on the Aventine, where her relics are still kept. It is also
>possible that she was a disciple of St. Paul. Another legend tells that
>Prisca was a young girl, baptized by St. Peter, and martyred during the
>reign of Claudius.
>Liberata and Faustina (d. 580/581) These sisters were from the region of
>Piacenza. They fled together to avoid marriage and founded a convent in
>Como that became an important center for female religious.
>Wolfred (Ulfrid) (d. 1028) Wolfred was a missionary from England to Sweden
>in c. 1000. He was killed by irate pagans.
>Margareta of Hungary (d. 1270) Margareta was a daughter of King Bela IV of
>Hungary. From the age of ten she lived in a Dominican convent founded by
>her father on an island in Budapest (now named after Margareta), and in
>1254 took vows. She lived a life of absolute poverty and severe penitence,
>and was already venerated as a model of humility and love of others during
>her lifetime. She was beatified in 1276, and declared a saint in 1943.
>Andreas of Peschiera (d. 1485) Andreas became a Dominican friar in c.
>1440. He worked for nearly 45 years as a preacher in the region of Veltlin
>in northern Italy, and was regarded as a miracle worker. His cult won
>formal approval in 1820.
>Christina of Aquila (d. 1543) (blessed) Christina, born in Colle di Lucoli
>(Italy) in 1480, became an Augustinian nun (hermit? canoness? I don't know
>what options were open to Augustinian women that late) in L'Aquila in 1505,
>and eventually abbess. She was noted for her numerous visions and
>ecstasies. Her cult was approved in 1841.
>Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice
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