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On Tuesday, November 30, 2004, at 7:25 pm, Phyllis wrote:
> Ansanus (d. c. 304) Venerated as the first evangelizer of Siena,
> Ansanus is the subject of untrustworthy legends that tell that he was
> a Roman boy who converted to Christianity at age 12 and was denounced
> for it to the authorities. A. escaped and went on to be such a
> successful evangelist in Bagnorea and Siena that he got the nickname
> "the Baptizer." He was captured and beheaded during Diocletian's
> persecution.
It's doubtful that Bagnorea was so called as early as this. It first
appears in records as (Latin) Balneum Regium or Balneum Regis, a
designation not likely to have preceded the existence of the Gothic
kingdom in Italy. Today Bagnorea is a "frazione" (district) of
Bagnoregio (VT).
Here's a later fourteenth-century polychromed wooden statue of Ansanus
from Siena in that city's collection of the Monte dei Paschi di Siena
(last image on right):
http://www.mps.it/tuabanca/coll_1300.asp?l1=1&l2=2
And here's Paolo Uccello's predella panel of Sts. John and Ansanus from
the Quarate altarpiece (1435-40) now in the Museo Arcivescovile in Florence:
http://www.wga.hu/art/u/uccello/6various/2quarat4.jpg
Best,
John Dillon
>
> Agericus (d. 588) Agericus (Airy) was born near Verdun in Francia
> and in c. 554 became bishop there. He was a helper of the poor and
> also advisor of King Childebert---which didn't keep royal troops from
> murdering a noble rebel leader in his own chapel. A. was credited
> with several miracles before his death.
>
> Tudwal (d. c. 564) Tudwal was a Briton who went with his mother,
> sisters, and a group of monks to Brittany where his cousin was king
> of Dumnonia. T. founded several monasteries before being consecrated
> as a bishop (he settled at the monastery of Treher (Treguier)).
>
> Eligius (d. c. 660) Eligius (or Eloi) was of Gallo-Roman famiy and
> became a master goldsmith. E. was very successful at his work,
> becoming master of Clothar I's mint and winning a reputation for
> great craftsmanship. He grew rich, and used the money to give to the
> poor, ransom slaves, found churches, and build the monastery of
> Solignac and a convent in Paris. E. was ordained in 640 (at about
> the age of 50) and became bishop of Noyon and Tournai. He was an
> active missionary and founded another convent at Noyon.
>
> A modern saint: Edmund Campion (d. 1581) Edmund Campion was a
> Londoner, raised a Roman Catholic. He was a brilliant scholar,
> becoming a fellow at Oxford at age 17. He conformed to the Church of
> England, taking the Oath of Supremacy and becoming an Anglican
> deacon. But he returned to his natal religion, fleeing the country
> to Douai, where he studied theology and became a Jesuit. Sent to
> England in 1580, EC was soon betrayed, imprisoned, tortured, and
> finally hanged, drawn, and quartered at Tyburn, along with SS.
> Alexander Briant and Ralph Sherwin, his fellow missionaries (who are
> also commemorated today). He was canonized in 1970.
>
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