medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (12. January) is the feast day of:
Tigrius and Eutropius (d. 404-5) Tigrius was a priest and Eutropius was a
lector in Constantinople. Bother were disciples of John Chrysostom, and
when JC was exiled T and E were accused (falsely) of setting fire to the
cathedral and senate house. They were tortured; E. died as a result, but
T. survived and was exiled.
Caesaria of Arles (d. c. 530) Caesaria was the sister of Caesarius of
Arles. She was abbess of a convent her brother founded for her in the
city.
Victorian of Asan (d. c. 560) Victorian was an Italian who spent time in
the kingdom of the Franks and then moved to Aragon, where he founded the
monastery of Asan (San Victorian) in the Pyrenees.
Benedict Biscop (d. c. 690) Benedict was a Northumbrian noble. He went on
pilgrimage twice as a young man, on the second becoming a monk at Lerins.
But B. came back to England as part of Theodore of Tarsus' entourage, and
became abbot of St. Peter's, Canterbury. He is best known for his
foundation of the twin monasteries of Wearmouth and Jarrow in Northumbria.
Martyrs of Ephesus (d. c. 762) A group of 42 monks of Ephesus, killed by
order of Emperor Constantine V because they opposed his iconoclast policy.
Aelred (d. 1167) Aelred was in service to King David of Scotland before
becoming a Cistercian at Rievaulx (Yorkshire) in 1133. He became abbot of
Revesby and then returned as abbot to Rievaulx. He wrote several ascetic
and devotional works.
Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice
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