medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Tim Henderson wrote, in an aside:
> [The Elizabethan Injunctions made reference to the private
holy days of
> brewers. (I guess shoemakers had Crispin Crispian and smiths
had Clement ).
> Does anyone know who the brewers honoured ?
Saint Arnold, it appears. A microbrewery of that name in Texas
supplies this legend:
"Saint Arnold was born to a prominent Austrian family in 580 in
the Chateau of Lay-Saint-Christophe in the old French diocese of
Toul, north of Nancy. He married Doda with whom he had many
sons, two of whom were to become famous: Clodulphe, later called
Saint Cloud, and Ansegis who married Begga, daughter of Pepin de
Landen. Ansegis and Begga are the great great grandparents of
Charlemagne, and as such, Saint Arnold is the oldest known
ancestor of the Carolingian dynasty.
"Saint Arnold was acclaimed bishop of Metz, France, in 612 and
spent his holy life warning peasants about the dangers of
drinking water. Beer was safe, and 'from man's sweat and God's
love, beer came into the world.' The people revered Arnold. In
627, Saint Arnold retired to a monastery near Remiremont,
France, where he died on August 16, 640.
"In 641, the citizens of Metz requested that Saint Arnold's body
be exhumed and ceremoniously carried to Metz for reburial in
their Church of the Holy Apostles. During this voyage a miracle
came to pass in the town of Champignuelles. The tired porters
and followers stopped for a rest and walked into a tavern for a
drink of their favorite beverage. Regretfully, there was only
one mug of beer to be shared, but that mug never ran dry and all
of the thirsty pilgrims were satisfied."
That's from The Real Beer Page
(http://www.realbeer.com/library/beerbreak/archives/beerbreak200
10726.html).
Cheers,
Al Magary
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