medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (22. March) is the feast day of:
Epaphroditus (1st cent.) Paul speaks with high praise of E. in Philemon
2:25-30. According to tradition, he was the first bishop of Philippi---or
Andriacia---or Terracina: all three cities claim him.
Paul of Narbonne (d. after 250) Paul was a missionary in Gaul, who
established the diocese of Narbonne. Much later wishful-thinking legend
made him the Roman proconsul Sergius Paulus, who was converted by St. Paul
(Acts 13).
Basil of Ancyra (d. 362) Basil was a priest of Ancyra (Galatia). He
supported the Catholic bishop Marcellus against the Arians, and continued
to try to hold the Catholic community together after Marcellus was exiled.
When Julian became emperor, he exhorted the people to hold fast against the
temptation to apostacize, which the Arians used as an excuse to accuse B.
of disloyalty to the emperor. According to his early acta, he compounded
his possible offense by insulting Julian the Apostate to his face, and was
tortured and executed.
Deogratius of Carthage (d. 457) Deogratius was a priest of Carthage during
fourteen years when the Arian ruler Genseric wouldn't allow the
consecration of a Catholic bishop. D's own election was finally permitted
in 456. When Genseric and his Vandals sacked Rome and brought back
hundreds of prisoners, D. stripped his church of goods to pay to ransom as
many as possible, maintaining those he released in the churches of the city
when he ran out of other possible housing. D. died within a year,
apparently completely worn out by his efforts.
Octavianus and companions (d. 484) Octavianus was archdeacon of Carthage.
He was martyred by the Arian Vandal Hunneric, with companions who are said
to have numbered in the thousands.
Isnardo de Chiampo (blessed) (d. 1244) Isnardo was born to a wealthy
family, but when studying at the University of Bologna met Dominic and
entered the Order of Preachers. He spent his career as a preacher (and
miracle worker) in Pavia. He seems to have been cursed with a faulty
metabolism: despite an ascetic life he was very fat, and had to put up with
frequent insults from his congregations.
Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice
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