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Today (7. June) is the feast day of:
Paul of Constantinople (d. 350) Paul became bishop of Constantinople
in 336 but was exiled in 337 because he opposed compromises Emperor
Constantine was pushing in regard to the Arians. P. returned when
Constantine died, but was exiled again almost immediately by the
Arian emperor Constantius. He proved obdurate in his opposition to
Arianism, and the terms of his exile got worse and worse---at first
he was sent to Trier, then to Mesopotamia, and finally to Armenia,
where he was locked up without food for six days and then finished
off by strangulation.
Colman of Dromore (6th cent.) There are two traditions about this
Irish saint, in which he came either from Argyll or Ulster. Legends
agree, however, that he was the founding abbot and bishop of Dromore
in Co. Down, and was the mentor of Finian of Clonard. His cult won
formal approval in 1903 as the patron of the diocese of Dromore.
not one but two saints named Meriadec of Vannes. #1 (d. c. 686) was
probably from Wales, and was a hermit at Vannes in Brittany, in time
becoming bishop there. #2 (d. 1302) was Breton---also a hermit who
was made bishop of Vannes, where he was famous for his charity.
Aventinus of Larbouch (d. 732) Aventinus was a native of Bagneres in
the Pyrenees. He became a hermit in the valley of Larbouche, where
he was killed by Arab raiders.
Deochar (Gottlieb) (d. c. 832) Deochar was a monk at Fulda who
studied under Alcuin at Charlemagne's court. Later he became a
hermit at Herrieden (Franconia, Germany). Charlemagne founded him a
monastery there, and D. became the first abbot.
Peter of Cordoba and companions (d. 851) Six of the "martyrs of
Cordoba" are commemorated today. Peter was a priest, he was executed
along with a deacon and several monks for publicly preaching against
Islam.
Gottschalk (d. 1066) The son of a Slav prince, Gottschalk was raised
as a Christian, apostacized for a while, but reconverted when he
married a relative of King Knut of Denmark & England. G. established
himself as ruler over the Slavs who lived in the region east of
Lubeck, and instituted a policy of firm Christianization, complete
with (German) missionaries and monastic foundations. This was not
popular. There was an uprising, during which G. was killed.
Robert of Newminster (d. 1159) Robert was a north Yorkshire parish
priest who became a Benedictine monk but soon transferred to the
Cistercian monastery of Fountains. Robert was sent from there in
1137 to be first abbot of Newminster Abbey at Morpeth
(Northumberland). His shrine was a popular pilgrimage center.
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