medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (16. December) is the feast day of:
Ado of Vienn (d. 875) Ado was a monk of Ferrieres. He moved around
quite a lot (teaching at Prum, on pilgrimage to Rome, etc) before
becoming archbishop of Vienne in 859. He was a religious reformer
and also a writer of both hagiography and a world history.
Adelheid (d. 999) Adelheid was a Burgundian princess who first
married the king of the Lombards and then the German Otto I. She was
crowned as empress shortly after Otto became emperor, and played a
surprisingly visible role in public affairs. These reached a new
height after 991, when A. took over as regent for the young Otto III
after his mother Theophanu died. A. was an active patron of
monasteries, and founded a community at Selz. Odilo of Cluny's
*Epitaphium Adelheidae* presents her as a woman of great piety,
stalwart sufferer in persecution, etc.
Bean (d. 1012) Bean was a bishop of Aberdeen, included here because
I was once asked to pay more attention to Scottish saints. But I
confess that I don't know anything more about him.
Raynald de Bar (d. 1151) Raynald was a monk of Clairvaux before
becoming abbot of Citeaux in 1133. He was the first to write down
the Cistercian statutes.
Sebastian Maggi (blessed) (d. 1496) Sebastian was a Dominican. He
served as superior of several houses and was vicar of a reformed
congregation in Lombardy. He was noted for his own strict adherence
to rules and, more rarely, for his understanding of those who failed
to live up to them. SM's cult was confirmed in 1760. His body was
found to be still incorrupt in 1963.
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