medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (2. February) is the feast day of:
Candlemas (Purification of the Virgin Mary/Presentation of Jesus in
the Temple) The various names say it all. For details, see Luke 2:
22-38.
Adalbald of Ostrevant (d. 652) A Frankish noble. Unlike so many
Frankish courtiers, Adalbald didn't withdraw to a monastery when he
got religion; instead, he married a Gascon woman (Rictrudis) and the
couple settled down to helping the sick and poor. His wife's
relatives didn't approve, and murdered A. when he was on a trip. He
was called a martyr and miracles were reported at his tomb. So he
*must* have been a saint.
the martyrs of Ebsdorf (d. 880) These were members of a Frankish
army killed in battle by vikings. Four bishops were killed,
including Marquard of Hildesheim and theodoric of Minden.
An (early) modern saint: Catherine del Ricci (d. 1590) Catherine was
a Florentine noblewoman who entered a Dominican tertiary convent.
She experienced visions, could bilocate, suffered a series of
spiritual illnesses, and seems to have been completely spectacular in
her ecstasies: for 12 years she suffered through the passion every
Thursday and Friday, exhibiting on her body the wounds of Christ at
each stage of the process, including nail holes, marks of crown of
thorns, whipping marks, and even a dent in her shoulder from carrying
the cross (!) 1000's came to see her and ask for her payers.
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