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Subject: [M-R] saints of the day 16. May
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (16. May) is the feast day of:
Peregrinus of Auxerre (d. c. 261) According to tradition, Pope
Sixtus II consecrated Peregrinus as bishop and shipped him off to
Gaul to evangelize. P. is supposed to have been very successful
around Marseilles and Lyons and to have converted most of the people
of Auxerre---he's regarded as the first bishop of that city. He was
less successful at nearby Intaranum (Entrains) where he went to plead
with the inhabitants to stop their "idolatry" (while they were
dedicating a new temple). They hauled him before the governor, who
had P. tortured and beheaded.
Possidius (d. c. 440) The African Possidius was a disciple of
Augustine who became bishop of Calama (Numidia) in c. 397. He fought
a lot with Donatists and Pelagians. When the Vandals overran
Numidia, P. took refuge at Hippo; Augustine died in his arms. He is
the author of a Life of Gussie.
Brendan the Navigator (d. c. 577) Brendan is one of the most popular
saints of Ireland, but his biography is, to put it mildly, rather
overshadowed by legend. He founded a number of monasteries (the most
famous was Clonfert) and is supposed to have had 3000 monks in his
care. He was a missionary to England, Ireland, and Scotland. And he
set off with a curragh and twelve companions on a 7-year mission to
discover the Promised Land of the Saints. The *Navigatio sancti
Brendani abbatis* was immensely popular in the Middle Ages (my
favorite part is where the whale Joscanius joins them every Easter
Sunday, so the monks can get out of their boat and celebrate mass on
"dry land").
Ubaldus of Gubbio (d. 1160) Ubaldo Baldassini was a noble of
Gubbio. He became deacon of the cathedral there (his uncle was
bishop), reformed the canons, then went off to become a hermit. He
became bishop of Gubbio himself in 1128 and persuaded Frederick I not
to sack the city. U. was canonized in 1192.
Simon Stock (d. 1265) Simon was a native of Kent who became a hermit
and then went on pilgrimage to Jerusalem. He joined the Carmelites
in the Holy Land, but returned to Kent when Muslims drove the
Carmelite community out in 1247, and was elected superior general of
the order. SS shepherded the order through a major expansion,
establishing new houses throughout the British Isles, in France, and
in Italy. He also had a vision of the BMV promising salvation to all
Carmelites who wore a brown scapular. This became a widespread
devotional practice in the following centuries. SS has never been
formally canonized, but has been venerated for a long time.
John Nepomuck (d. 1393) The Bohemian John was born at Nepomuk,
studied at Prague, and became vicar general to the archbishop of
Prague. According to tradition, J. angered King Wenceslas IV by
refusing to reveal what the queen had told him in confession; there
was apparently rather a lot of political disagreement also/instead
involved. The king ended up so mad at John (over a disputed abbatial
election) that he had J. tortured, then murdered and thrown into the
Moldau River. He was canonized in 1729 and is the principal patron
of Bohemia.
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