medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (23. November) is the feast day of:
Clement I (d. c. 99) Clement was a Roman and was martyred somewhere
that wasn't Rome. That's all that's known for certain about him.
Tradition makes it likely that he was a freedman in the imperial
household and successor to Cletus as head of the Roman Christian
community in 91. He was exiled to the Crimea by Trajan and so
annoyed the guards in the mines with his preaching that they threw
him into the sea with an anchor tied around his neck. He was the
author of a letter to the Corinthians, rebuking them for schism.
Amphilochius (d. 400) Amphilochius was a Cappadocian, a close friend
of Gregory Nazianzus and Basil. He was appointed bishop of Iconium
in 374 and proved to be one of those vigorous opponents of Arianism.
Clearly an argumentative sort, he also took a firm stand against the
Messalians (who believed that only prayer was necessary for
salvation).
Gregory of Girgenti (Agrigentum) (d. c. 603) Gregory was born in
Sicily, studied in monasteries in Palestine, became a deacon in
Jerusalem, and eventually became bishop of Agrigentum (Sicily). He
was a scholar--he wrote a Greek commentary on Ecclesiastes. Perhaps
more interesting, his enemies decided to ruin his reputation by
planting a prostitute in his house, but G's name was cleared at a
hearing in Rome.
Trudo (Trond) (d. c. 690) Trudo was a Frank who built a church and
monastery on his estate (now St. Trond, near Louvain), founded a
convent near Bruges, and worked to evangelize the area of Hasbaye
(Brabant).
Columbanus (d. 615) One of the great saints of Ireland, Columbanus
became a monk despite his mother's objections (apparently having to
step over her prostrate body which was blocking the doorway). He
became a monk at Bangor. But he entered the world stage (I manage to
work him into world civ. lectures) by heading off to the kingdom of
the Franks with twelve monks. He founded three monasteries in
Francia and his followers founded a whole heap more. He was kicked
out of Burgundy after denouncing Theuderic II's concubinal practices,
but just settled in the next Frankish kingdom over and set to work
evangelizing Alemanni. He was banished again in 612 when Burgundy
conquered Neustria. So C. went to Italy, where he founded the
monastery of Bobbio.
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