medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (11. February) is the feast day of:
Saturninus and companions (d. 304) Saturninus was a priest of
Abitina (Africa), arrested with 49 of his congregation. They were
taken to Carthage and all soon died, some from torture, some from
wretched prison conditions.
Lucius (d. 350) A martyr to Arian persecution, Lucius was bishop of
Adrianople. He was driven into exile twice by the Arian authorities,
then was arrested with some of his followers. The followers were
beheaded; L. was imprisoned and died of ill treatment.
Severinus (d. 507) The church of St-Severin in Paris is named after
this saint. Severinus was born in Burgundian territory. He became a
monk at a young age and was known for healing miracles---including
curing Clovis of a disease that the physicians hadn't been able to
cure.
Caedmon (d. c. 680) Caedmon was a laborer at the monastery of
Whitby. A vision bestowed on him the ability to compose religious
poetry. He was the first Anglo-Saxon writer of religious poetry;
unfortunately, only one of his hymns survives.
Gregory II (d. 731) Gregory was a native Roman, elected pope in 715.
He was vigorous in his efforts to rebuild Rome's walls, restore
churches and monasteries, and to improve clerical discipline. He
blessed missionaries to German lands, including Corbinian and
Boniface.
Benedict of Aniane (d. 821) The "other" great monastic Benedict
(originally named something else that I can't think of right now), B
of Aniane had a deep impact on western monasticism because he was the
pet abbot of Emperor Louis the Pious. B. of A. is credited as the
moving spirit behind Louis' sweeping monastic reforms, in which he
sought to impose the Benedictine Rule throughout the Carolingian
Empire.
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