medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (12. November) is the feast day of:
Emilian de Cogolla (d. 574) Emilian was a shepherd in La Rioja, Spain. He
became a hermit and then a priest. Back to being a hermit again, he
gathered so many disciples that he founded the monastery of La Cogolla
("the cowl"). He is one of the patrons of Spain, and was invoked in wars
against the Moors.
Machar (Mochumna) (6th cent.) Machar was an Irish noble who became a
disciple of St. Colum Cille. C. sent Machar with twelve companions to
convert the Picts. M. is credited with founding the church at Old
Aberdeen.
Cunibert of Cologne (d. c. 663) As appears to be de rigeur for Merovingian
saints, Cunibert started out as a Frankish courtier. He then became
archdeacon of Trier and in 623 archbishop of Cologne. He was a very active
churchman, founding a large number of churches and monasteries, and was
also politically active, serving as regent of Austrasia during the minority
of King (St.) Sigebert III.
Cadwalladr Fendigaid (d. c. 682) Cadwalladr was king of the Cymri, who
fought for his people against the Saxons and was badly defeated. According
to legend, he will return to help the Welsh get rid of the Saxon invaders.
Paternus the Breton (d. c. 726) Paternus was a monk, first at Cessier and
then at Saint-Pierre-le-Vif (near Sens). Legend tells that he was murdered
by robbers, who apparently resented P. trying to admonish them.
The Five Brothers (d. 1005) This was a group of five monks. Two, Benedict
and John, were Camaldolesi, who went as missionaries to Poland. They
settled near Gniezno, where they were joined by the Poles Matthew, Isaac,
and Christian. The whole group was massacred by robbers. They became well
known in large part thanks to the almost exactly contemporary vita written
by Bruno of Querfurt, who had intended to be part of the group and
compensated by writing one of the most moving vitae of the middle ages in
their honor (in my humble opinion).
Anastasius of Esztergom (d. c. 1037) Anastasius was a disciple of Adalbert
of Prague. He was abbot of Brevnov in Bohemia and then at the invitation
of St. Stephen became abbot of Pannonhalma in Hungary. A. then became
archbishop of Esztergom and primate of Hungary.
Diego of San Nicolas (d. 1463) Diego was from a poor family of the Seville
region. He became a Franciscan lay brother, guardian of the friary on the
Canary Islands from 1445 on. In 1450 he was sent to Rome, where he nursed
the sick during an epidemic. He was back in Spain when he died. D. was
canonized in 1588 (hmm. . . Armada year. . . strange coincidence). His
cult was restricted to local calendars in 1969.
Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice
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