medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (15. September) is the feast day of:
Nicetas the Great (d. c. 378) An Arian with a popular cult in the East, no
less(!) Nicetas was a noble Ostrogoth, converted to Christianity by
Ulfilas, who probably ordained N. as a priest. N. was burned alive by a
Gothic leader who started persecuting Christians in 377.
John Kolobos (5th cent.) John is one of the most entertaining of the
desert fathers, famed for his gentleness and humility, as well as for his
absent-mindedness, and the obedience that made him dilgently water his
master's staff for three years when ordered to do so (it finally sprouted).
Aichard of Jumieges (d. c. 687) Aichard was the son of a Merovingian
courtier. He became a monk at Asion (Poitou) at a young age, and 39 years
later became abbot of Qincay and then Jumieges. He is supposed to have had
nearly 1000 monks at the latter community.
Leobin (d. 556) A peasant who made good. Leobin was from a peasant family
near Poitiers. He became a hermit, then a priest, then abbot of Brou, and
ended up as bishop of Chartres.
Emilas and Jeremias (d. 852) Two of the more overt martyrs of Cordoba, E.
and J. were brothers who actively went around preaching against Islam in
Arabic. Emilas was a deacon.
Adam of Caithness (d. 1222) (not formally canonized) Adam was a
Cistercian, the abbot of Melrose in Scotland. In 1213 he was made bishop
of Caithness. A zealous reformer, he tried to enforce neglected church
laws (including payment of tithes), which so riled people that they rioted
and burned him to death in his palace.
Roland de' Medici (d. 1386) (blessed) Roland (Orlando, I presume) was a
relative of the Medici of Florence, despite which he wasn't beatified until
1852. He lived in the forest around Parma for 26 years without any
shelter.
Catherine of Genoa (d. 1510) Catherine was a noblewoman of Genoa. She was
married at age sixteen to a profligate; her isolation apparently aided
Catherine's religious conversion. She took up charitable works and
visions; after they went bankrupt, her husband joined her in the former
activity. Catherine is called the "apostle of purgatory."
Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice
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