medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (28. April) is the feast day of:
Vitalis (2nd cent.?) Vitalis and his wife Valeria were martyred near
Milan, probably in the reign of Marcus Aurelius. They were brought
into the SS Gervasius and Protasius legend, according to which they
were wealthy citizens of Milan and parents of G and P.
Adalbero of Augsburg (d. 909) Adalbero was a noble German. He
became a monk and served as abbot of Ellswangen and Lorsch before
becoming bishop of Augsburg in c. 887.
Cyril of Turov (d. 1182) The Russian Cyril was the son of a wealthy
family, but he gave up his inheritance and became a monk. That was
too easy, so he went off to a hermitage, but was then made bishop of
Turov. Cyril was well-educated and fluent in Greek and was a leading
proponent of things Greek in the Russian church. He was an orator,
preacher, writer, and also advisor to a Russian prince.
A modern saint: Peter Chanel (d. 1841) The French Pierre Chanel
became a parish priest, joined he Marist order in 1831, and in 1836
set out as a missionary to the New Hebrides. He had some success, to
the annoyance of a local chief, who had PC murdered because of our
saint's influence on his son. PC was canonized in 1954, the first
martyr of Oceania.
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