medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (7. February) is the feast day of:
Moses (d. c. 389) The Arab Moses lived a long time as a hermit in
the border area between Egypt and Syria. A Bedouin chieftainness
(says the story) said she would convert to Christianity--provided she
could have M. as bishop. So imperial soldiers grabbed M. from the
desert, ordering him to be ordained and consecrated. He did so,
becoming a bishop without fixed see who wandered around converting a
large number of nomads.
Richard (d. c. 720) Legend makes Richard a king, which he wasn't.
He was a West Saxon, the father of SS. Willibald, Winnibald, and
Walburga. R. and his sons went on pilgrimage to Rome in 720, but R.
died at Lucca. A cult developed at his tomb.
Luke the Younger (d. 955) Luke was member of a family from Aegina
that moved to Thessaly to avoid Muslim raiders. As he grew up, he
developed an annoying habit of giving everything to the poor, so his
relatives agreed (probably with great relief) to him going away to
become a hermit. Eventually he built a cell near Corinth. He became
famous and was credited with many miracles.
Ricerius (blessed) (d. 1236) In 1222 Francis of Assisi preached in
Bologna and converted two aristocratic students there, one of the our
saint of the day. Ricerius in time became a priest and a provincial
minister of the order. His cult was confirmed in 1838.
Antony of Stroncone (blessed) (d. 1461) Antony became a Franciscan
at the age of 12. He spent years suppressing the Fraticelli, then
spent the last thirty years of his life practicing extreme
asceticism. A. was beatified in 1687.
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