medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Phyllis Jestice wrote:
>
> Today (22. August) is the feast day of:
>
> Symphorian (3rd cent.) Symphorian was a martyr of Autun. He was
> disrespectful toward a statue of Cybele that was being processed
> through the streets; the crowd grabbed S. and took him to the
> governor. The governor tried everything he could think of to make S.
> conform to the imperial edicts, but finally had him beheaded.
As Cybele, the Mother Goddess, has been replaced by the BVM, there is a
certain irony in St Symphorian's feast being displaced by the Octave Day of
the Assumption of Our Lady :-)
John Briggs
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