medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (25. May) is the feast day of:
Dionysius of Milan (d. c. 360) Dionysius was elected bishop of
Milan. He suffered the indignity of running into trouble with the
emperor at a synod convened in his own see---the Arian Constantine II
wanted Athanasius condemned, and D was exiled to Cappadocia along
with Eusebius of Vercelli and Lucifer of Cagliari when he refused to
sign the condemnation. D. died in exile.
Zenobius (d. 390) Zenobius was a Florentine priest and eventually
bishop of Florence. He was famous for holiness and eloquence, and
was credited with raising an impressive total of five people from the
dead.
Aldhelm (d. 709) Aldhelm was a member of the West Saxon royal
lineage. He became a monk and in c. 683 abbot of Malmesbury. A. was
known for his scholarship, founded several monasteries, and worked to
root out Celtic liturgical practices. He was appointed bishop of
Sherborne in 705. He is regarded as the first significant English
scholar.
Bede (d. 735) Unlike Aldhelm, I bet everyone on the list has heard
of the Venerable Bede. Bede was the ultimate in monks, sent to the
monastery at age three and staying there for his whole life. He was
regarded as one of the most learned men of his time; he wrote
commentaries on the Pentateuch and other Bible books, theological and
scientific treatises, biographies, and of course the *Historia
ecclesiastica*. In 1899 he was declared a doctor of the church, the
only English man on the list (so far).
Gennadius (d. 936) Genadius was a Spanish monk and abbot of San
Pedro de Montes who became bishop of Astorga in c. 895. G. built
several monasteries before resigning his office in c. 931; he
returned to the monastery (or perhaps became a hermit) for the rest
of his life.
Gregory VII (d. 1085) My personal theory is that Gregory is in a
much warmer place than heaven, but he was canonized in 1606 and (over
French and Austrian objections) Benedict XIII made his feast day
universal in the church. Reformation (Protestant) historians liked
to think of him as the Antichrist.
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