medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (30. July) is the feast day of:
Julitta of Caesarea (d. 303) Are hard-luck story, but a martyr? Julitta
was a rich woman of Caesarea in Cappodocia. When a non-Christian cheated
her out of her property she appealed to the magistrates, but her adversary
denounced her as a Christian and she was burned.
Peter Chrysologus (d. c. 450) Peter was a native of Imola, Italy. He
became archbishop of Ravenna in c. 433, a very important position since the
city was the capital of the western Roman Emire. His skill in preaching
won him his nickname Chrysologus ("golden speech" in Greek, although he was
actually a Latin speaker; the name seems to have been in conscious
imitation of the Greek John Chrysostom). PC was declared a doctor of the
church in 1729.
Olaf of Sweden (d. c. 950?) Much less historically clear than his namesake
Olaf of Norway, this Olaf was, according to legend, a king of Sweden,
murdered by his rebellious subjects after he had converted to Christianity
and refused to sacrifice to cult images.
Hatebrand (d. 1198) A native of Frisia, Hatebrand became a Benedictine
monk at Utrecht and went on to be abbot of Oldenklooster near Groningen in
Friesland in 1183. He is responsible for reviving Benedictine monasticism
in his native land.
Manez de Guzman (blessed) (d. 1268) Manez had a very famous younger
brother---St. Dominic. Manez was one of the sixteen original Dominican
friars in 1216. Later he served as prior at Paris and founded a Dominican
nunnery in Madrid.
Jean Soreth (blessed) (d. 1471) A native of Caen (Normandy), Jean was a
Carmelite and prior-general of the order from 1451. He anticipated Teresa
of Avila in an attempt to reform the order and admit nuns, but had little
success. He is supposed to have died from eating unripe mulberries (!).
Simon of Lipnicza (blessed) (d. 1482) The Polish Simon became a Franciscan
after hearing John of Capistrano preach. He became a famous preacher, too,
until he died of plague while nursing plague victims in Cracow during an
epidemic.
Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice
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