medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (25. April) is the feast day of:
Mark (the evangelist) (d. c. 75) The writer of the second gospel
(earliest chronologically) has been identified with the young man who
had such an unimpressive performance when Jesus was arrested---he ran
away and got his clothes ripped off in the process (Mark 14:51-2) and
with John Mark of Acts 12:25. Tradition says that he was a disciple
of St. Peter, acting as his interpreter in Rome. Egyptian tradition
maintains that M. founded the church at Alexandria and was martyred
there. His relics were the subject of one of history's most famous
relic thefts, when in the ninth century Venetian merchants carried
them off to Venice.
Phaebadius (Fiari) (d. c. 392) Phaebadius was bishop of Agen in
Gascony. He was a strong ally of Hilary of Poitiers in the fight
against Arianism. Although he doesn't seem to be mentioned much
these days, Ph was one of the greatest bishops of Gaul in the fourth
century; he presided over several councils.
Stephen of Antioch (d. 481) In 478 the monophysite patriarch of
Antioch was exiled and Stephen was imposed in his place. The
monophysites didn't like this and eventually succeeded in murdering
the interloper (in a church) and threw his body in the river.
Macedonius II of Constantinople (d. 516) Macedonius provides a good
lesson in how patriarchs of Constantinople should *not* deal with
emperors. He was appointed patriarch in 496. But he insisted in
return that the emperor accept the canons of the council of
Chalcedon. The emperor didn't like conditions. Macedonius spent the
rest of his life in exile.
Boniface of Valperga (blessed) (d. 1243) Boniface started his career
as a Benedictine monk at Fruttuaria, but transferred to the
Augustinian canons and became prior at St. Ursus, Aosta. He went on
from there to become bishop of Aosta in 1219. His cult was confirmed
in 1890.
--
Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice
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History Department
University of Southern Mississippi
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