medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (28. September) is the feast day of:
Eustochium of Bethlehem (d. 419) Eustochium was a daughter of St. Paula,
and toured Egypt with her mom before they settled together with Jerome at
Bethlehem. E. helped Jerome with his literary work, notably the vulgate
translation of the Bible. E. succeeded her mother as abbess at the convent
they had founded.
Faustus of Riez (d. 490) Faustus was from the region now known as
Brittany. He became a monk at Lerins and abbot in 433, going on to become
bishop of Riez in 459. He was a very influential opponent of Pelagianism
(although he supported a semi-pelagian position) and Arianism.
Aunemund (d. 658) Aunemund was archbishop of Lyons. He is best known for
his friendship with Wilfrid of York, and appears in Bede's History under
the name "Dalphinus. A. was one of the many victims of Frankish mayor of
the palace Ebroin, who had the archbishop murdered.
Lioba (d. c. 781) Lioba became a nun at Wimborne (England) but started
corresponding with her relative, St. Boniface, and eventually gathered some
nuns and went to join him in the mission field in 748. L. became abbess of
the new convent of Tauberbischofsheim, which included supervision of
several daughter houses.
Wenceslas (d. 929) The Bohemian Wenceslas (Vatslav) was raised as a
Christian by his grandmother. He became duke of Bohemia in 922 (at the age
of 15) during a period of anti-Christian and anti-German reaction. So it
is not surprising that he was soon assassinated by his brother Boleslav.
Thiemo (Theodmar) (d. 1102) Thiemo was a Bavarian who became a monk at
Niederaltaich, winning fame as a metalworker and artist. In 1077 he became
abbot of St. Peter's, Salzburg, and archbishop of Salzburg in 1090. He was
a supporter of the Gregorian reform program, for which he was imprisoned
and then exiled. He then joined the first crusade, only to be captured by
Turks. He was killed after a period of imprisonment at Ascalon, according
to tradition for refusing to convert to Islam.
Bernardino Tomitano of Feltre (blessed) (d. 1494) Bernardino was a
Franciscan Observant and became a great public preacher, especially
launching a serious campaign against usury. More practical than a lot of
saints, B. set up a series of charitable lending houses in several Italian
cities to compete with the usurers.
Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice
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