medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (26. January) is the feast day of:
Timothy and Titus (1st cent.) Timothy appears in Acts 16 and of
course in the New Testament letters to Timothy. He was Paul's
traveling companion and messenger. According to tradition, he was
first bishop of Ephesus. The fourth-century "Acts of Timothy) tells
of his martyrdom after opposing traditional religious festivals.
Titus appears in several of Paul's letters; he is believed to have
been the first bishop in Crete. Tim was celebrated on 24. January
until the great calendar reorganization of 1969, when he and Titus
were amalgamated.
Paula (d. 404) Paula was one of the many rich Roman women who hung
around St. Jerome. She was widowed at age 32. Paula's eldest
daughter became a particular devotee of Jerome, but when she died
under his rigorous austerity program there was a storm of protest.
That didn't keep Paula from admiring J., though. She went with him
to Palestine and became the head of a convent.
Alberic, Robert of Molesme, and Stephen Harding (d. 1109, 1110, and
1134) The founders of the Cistercian order.
Eystein of Trondheim (d. 1188) Eystein Erlandsson was a Norwegian
noble. He studied in Paris, served as royal chaplain, and became
archbishop of Trondheim in 1157. E. was very active in founding
Augustinian and Cistercian communities, trying to impose clerical
celibacy, etc. E. was also a strong supporter of King Haakon II
Magnus, which led to a period of exile in England when Magnus' rival
succeeded to the throne. E. was declared a saint by a synod held at
Nidaros in 1229.
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