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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