medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (23. November) is the feast day of:
Clement of Rome (d. c. 100) Clement is usually listed third on lists
of bishops of Rome. He is mostly known as the author of a letter to
the Corinthians, written between 95 and 98. It is unlikely that C.
was martyred (although a 4th-century passio tells a lively story:
that C. was exiled to the Crimea as a mine slave, then finally thrown
into the sea with an anchor tied to his neck. Angels made him a
grave on the sea bed, which could be seen once a year at low tide.)
Columbanus (d. 615) Columbanus is one of the greatest of the Irish
missionary monks. He was born in Leinster, got a good education, and
became a monk. When he was over 40, in c. 590, he got a group of 12
companions together and went off in peregrinatio to Francia. He made
a great hit there, winning the interest of several Merovingian rulers
and a lot of nobles, who enabled him to found several monasteries,
most notably Luxeuil. He got in trouble with Theodoric II, though,
by refusing to bless his bastard children. In 610 C. was kicked out
of the country. After various backs and forths, he went to Italy and
founded Bobbio.
Trond (d. c. 692) Trond was a Frank who became a missionary in the
area around Brabant. He founded the monastery that became known as
St. Trond, as well as a convent near Bruges.
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