medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (6. September) is the feast day of:
Onesiphorus & Porphyry (d. c. 80) I had no idea that so many New Testament
figures attracted legends. Onesiphorus is mentioned in 2 Timothy (4:19).
But it gets more interesting outside of the pages of the Bible. In legend,
he accompanied Paul to Spain and then back to the eastern Mediterranean.
There O. was eventually caught, tied to wild horses, and torn in pieces
somewhere around the Hellespont. Porphyry was supposedly his servant,
martyred with him.
Augustine, Sanctian, & Beata (d. 273) This trio was a group of Spaniards
who fled during a persecution, only to be martyred at Sens in Gaul.
Donatian, Praesidius, and companions (d. c. 484) Victims of King
Hunneric's persecution of Catholics in Vandal Africa. Almost 5000 are
believed to have been exiled in one year. This is a group of five bishops
from what is now Tunisia, who were driven into the desert to die, while a
sixth was burned.
Cagnoald (Chagnoald) (d. 633) Cagnoald was part of a very holy family,
brother of Sts. Faro and Burgundofara. He became a disciple of Columbanus,
and helped found the monastery of Bobbio. C. later beame bishop of Laon.
Maccallin (d. 978) The Irish Maccallin (or Malcallan) went on pilgrimage
to St. Fursey's shrine at Peronne, and then stayed on the continent to
become a monk at Gorze. After that he was a hermit, and he finished up as
abbot of Waulsort in Belgium.
Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice
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