medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (17. October) is the feast day of:
Ignatius of Antioch (d. c. 107) The Syrian Ignatius became leader of
the Christian community of Antioch in about the year 69; an early
tradition tells that he was a disciple of John the Evangelist. He
was arrested as a Christian and taken to Rome, where he was executed
sometime in the reign of Trajan. On his way to execution, I. wrote
seven letters, very important sources for early Christianity.
John Kolobos (d. c. 409) John "the dwarf" headed for the Egyptian
desert as a young man. He's the hermit who was so obedient that he
watered a walking stick regularly for three years---legend tells that
it eventually bloomed. J. eventually built his own monastic
community near Wadi al-Natrun, moving to Clysma after Berber raiding.
Nothelm of Canterbury (d. c. 740) Nothelm became archbishop of
Canterbury in 734 or 735. He helped supply information for Bede's
History, including finding archival material in Rome for him.
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