medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (13. June) is the feast day of:
Victorinus of Assisi (3rd cent.) According to legend, Victorinus was the
first bishop of Assisi (which is not historically attested), and was
martyred.
Ragnobert (Rambert) (d. c. 675) Ragnobert was a Frankish nobleman. His
influence at the Merovingian court irritated Ebroin (mayor of the palace),
who had Ragnobert banished and then murdered. At the site of his martyrdom
the monastery of St-Rambert was later constructed.
Gerard of Clairvaux (blessed) (d. 1138) Gerard (not to be confused with
the blessed Gerard of Clairvaux who was abbot of Clairvaux and died in
1177) was the older brother of St. Bernard. Unlike most of Bernard's
family, Gerard at first preferred the knightly life instead of becoming a
monk. He changed his mind after being severely wounded, however, and
entered the Cistercian order in 1113. He became Bernard's companion, and
the two founded Clairvaux together. Gerard worked until his death as
cellarer of Clairvaux. He was beatified in 1869.
Antony of Padua (d. 1231) Antony was born in Lisbon (Portugal) in 1195,
and baptized with the name Fernando. He became an Augustinian canon at the
age of fifteen, but in 1220 transferred to the Franciscan order, taking the
name Antonius at that time. Antony's professed dearest wish was to go to
Morocco as a missionary and be martyred there. However, sickness forced
him to return quickly to Europe. On the return trip Antony's ship was
wrecked on the Sicilian coast, and after that he remained in Italy. There
he discovered his great gift as a preacher, and the order sent him to work
in northern Italy, most notably Milan and Rimini, where he attracted crowds
of up to 30,000 people. In 1224-1226 Antony also went on a preaching
mission to southern France. Francis of Assisi named Antony the first
theology teacher for the Franciscan order in 1224. Posterity has agreed
with Francis' assessment. Antony was canonized on 30. May 1232---less than
a year after his death. Padua built a great basilica in his honor, where
his relics were deposited in 1263; his tomb is still visited by pilgrims.
There were so many miracles at Antony's tomb that St. Bonaventura once
said: "if you're looking for miracles, go to Antony." In 1946 Antony was
named a doctor of the Church.
Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice
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