medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (14. April) is the feast day of:
Lambert (d. 688) Lambert was a Frankish courtier before becoming a
monk at Fontenelle. He succeeded St. Wandregisilus as abbot and
helped make the place a great religious center. In c. 679 he went on
to be archbishop of Lyons.
Bernard of Tiron (d. 1117) Bernard was a monk who became prior of
St-Savin. He tried and failed to reform the place and went off to
become a hermit in the forest of Craon. He founded a monastery near
Tiron in 1109, and wandered around preaching quite a lot.
Benezet (d. 1184) Benezet was probably from Savoy. He was a
shepherd, but as a youth had a vision ordering him to build a bridge
over the Rhone at Avignon. He and some volunteers set to work, and
had the bridge almost done by the time B. died at about the age of
21. There were miracles during the building and more miracles at B's
tomb. Eventually, a chapel was built on the bridge to house B's
body. The bridge survived until 1669.
Pedro Gonzalez (blessed (d. 1246) The Castilian Pedro Gonzalez got a
good education and was given a canonry at Astorga cathedral. But,
says legend, when P. was riding stylishly into the city to take up
his office, his horse tripped and dumped the young P. in the
mud---and P. started thinking about worldly vanity. He gave up his
position to become a Dominican, was appointed as royal chaplain by
King Ferdinand III, and worked to reform the morals of the courtiers.
P. also preaached crusade against the Moors and is supposed to have
convinced King (St.) Ferdinand) to be gentle with the defeated
Muslims. Later he focused especially on preaching to Spanish and
Portuguese seamen. Oddly, he is known to them as St. Elmo, through a
confusion with St. Erasmus.
--
Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice
Associate Professor, History
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5047
(601) 266-5844
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