medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (20. April) is the feast day of:
Marcellinus of Embrun (d. 374) Marcellinus was
the first bishop of Embrun (SE France) he was an
African priest who moved to the region and
evangelized much of the Dauphiné with two
companions.
Anastasius II of Antioch (d. 609) Anastasius was
a monk who became patriarch of Antioch in 599.
He was martyred, thanks to an unpopular imperial
policy. Emperor Phocas had ordered forcible
conversions of Jews, and the horrified Syrian
Jews rioted; A. was one of many victims.
Caedwalla (d. 689) Caedwalla was a West Saxon
king. A rather bloodthirsty king, who
nonetheless sponsored Christianity, most notably
on the Isle of Wight. He himself eventually
converted, and after ruling for two years he
abdicated to go to Rome to be baptized there. He
was indeed baptized by the pope and died a few
days later. C. was buried in the crypt of St.
Peter's.
Hildegund of Schönau (d. 1188) Never formally
approved, Hildegund's cult was popular in the
later Middle Ages. H. was the daughter of a
German knight, who took her along (dressed as a
boy) on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Dad died on
the way home, the servant with the money
absconded, and H. was left to fend for herself.
The tale goes on to tell that she was hanged as a
robber, but an angel kept her from strangling,
and also got to undergo an ordeal. Finally she
became a novice at the Cistercian monastery of
Schönau (near Heidelberg). She died while still
a novice, when the monks figured out that she
wasn't a boy after all.
Agnes of Montepulciano (d. 1317) The Tuscan
Agnes became a "Sister of the Sack" as a girl,
moving up to be superior of a new house of the
order when she was only fifteen. She practiced
extreme asceticism, had a lot of visions and
ecstasies, and was famed for working miracles.
A. was canonized in 1726.
--
Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice
Associate Professor & Chair
History Department
University of Southern Mississippi
118 College Dr. #5047
Hattiesburg, MS 39406
(601) 266-5844
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