medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (7. August) is the feast day of:
Sixtus II and companions (d. 258) Sixtus was pope
for one year. He and
his deacons were seized while he was preaching
during mass in the catacomb
of Praetextatus. Apparently six of his deacons were
martyred together with
Sixtus, while the seventh (Lawrence) was caught and
martyred later.
Victricius (d. 407) Victricius was a Roman army
officer, but he resigned
became he thought Christians shouldn't be soldiers.
He was sentenced to
death for this act of desertion, but was pardoned.
V. became a missionary
in northern Gaul, and was made bishop of Rouen in
380 while he was still a
layman.
Jordan Forzate (blessed) (d. 1248) A native of
Padua, Jordan became monk
and then abbot of the Benedictine monastery in the
city. Frederick II
appointed him governor of the city. . . which led to
Jordan's imprisonment
for two years by a local tyrant.
Albert of Trapani (d. 1307) Albert was a Sicilian,
who joined the
Carmelite order there, becoming provincial superior
in 1296. His specialty
was conversion of Jews. His cult was confirmed in
1454.
Vincent of Aquila (d. 1504) Vincent, a native of
Aquila, Italy, was a
Franciscan lay brother, famous as a mystic.
Cajetan (d. 1547) Cajetan was a Lombard noble. He
spent time at the Roman
curia, then returned to his native Vicenza where he
organized charities for
the poor and sick, a work that he expanded to Rome
and Venice. He and
Peter Caraffa (later Pope Paul IV) founded the
Theatine order to continue
this work, which became one of the great religious
congregations of the
Catholic Reformation.
Dr. Phyllis Jestice
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