medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (5. October) is the feast day of:
Placid, Eutychius, Victorinus, Flavia, and companions (d. c. 300) An
interesting case of saint creation. These *were* real martyrs of Messina
in Sicily; that is all that is known of them. In 1115 a priest at
Montecassino cooked up a document proclaiming that Placid was a disciple of
Benedict of Nursia and the others were his siblings; the group was
supposedly sent to Messina to found a monastery, where they were killed by
Muslim raiders (!) Their "relics" were found in a Roman cemetery at
Messina in 1588. The cult was suppressed in 1969.
Galla (d. c. 550) Galla was a Roman noblewoman, the sister-in-law of
Boethius. She was widowed after one year of marriage and became a hermit
"at the Vatican" (I assume this means somewhere in the vicinity of St.
Peter's basilica, on the Vatican hill), living a life of extreme asceticism
until she died of breast cancer.
Attilanus (d. c. 916) Attilanus was from near Saragossa (Spain). He
became a monk at Moreruela, in time serving as prior when Froilan was
abbot. The two were consecrated together as bishops, A. of Zamora and
Froilan of Leon.
Aymard of Cluny (d. 965) Perhaps the least important of the great abbots
of Cluny in the worldly sphere, Aymard served as abbot from 942 to 952,
resigning after he went blind. He was known for his patience in adversity.
Raymund delle Vigne of Capua (blessed) (d. 1399) Raymund was a Dominican;
from 1374 on he was spiritual director of Catherine of Siena. Later he
became master-general of the Order of Preachers, restoring discipline with
such success that he's credited as the second founder of the order.
Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice
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