medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (26. May) is the feast day of:
Quadratus (d. c. 129) Quadratus may have been a disciple of the
apostles. He also may have been bishop of Athens. And maybe he was
the author of a defense of Christianity addressed to Hadrian.
Priscus and companions (d. c. 272) Priscus (Prix) was a citizen of
Besancon who fled to escape Aurelian's persecution of Christians.
But he was captured with other Christians at Auxerre and executed.
Lambert of Vence (d. 1154) Lambert was raised at the monastery of
Lerins and became a monk there. He became bishop of Vence (in
Provence) in 1114 and served for forty years, well known for learning
and miracles.
A modern saint: Mariana of Quito (d. 1645) Mariana de Paredes y
Flores was born at Quito (modern Ecuador) to an important Spanish
family. M. became a recluse in her sister's home, committing all
sorts of religious excesses and performing miracles and prophesying
things. An earthquake and then an epidemic hit Quito in 1645, and M.
publicly offered herself as a victim for the sins of the people.
Sure enough, the epidemic started to abate, and M fell ill and died
of it. She was canonized in 1950.
A modern saint perhaps a bit more to the modern taste: Philip Neri
(d. 1595) Philip Neri was the son of a Florentine notary. He got
religion and moved to Rome, where in 1548 he founded a confraternity
of laypeople to help needy pilgrims. PN was ordained in 1551 and
became a famous confessor with remarkable success at converting
people; the priests who came to aid him in time became the Oratorian
order. He was canonized in 1622.
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