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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Today (4. July) is the feast day of: Ecclesius of Ravenna (d. 532) Ecclesius was archbishop of Ravenna between 522 and 532. He was responsible for the construction of the basilica of San Vitale (with imperial financing) and also the Ravenna church of Santa Maria Maggiore. Andrew of Crete (d. 740) Andrew was born in Damascus in c. 660. He became a monk in Jerusalem, operated an orphanage in Constantinople for some years, and in c. 700 became archbishop of Gortyn (Crete). Noted for his eloquent preaching, Andrew was most famous for his liturgical poetry; some of his compositions are still sung in the Greek Orthodox liturgy. Ulric of Augsburg (d. 973) Our first papally-canonized saint, canonized in 993. A figure who looms large in the religious history of the tenth century, Ulrich was born in 890, and educated at the great monastery of St. Gallen. Instead of becoming a monk, though (a chronologically unlikely legend reports that he was advised against it by St. Gall's resident prophetic recluse, Wiborada), Ulric took up a career as a secular cleric. He was bishop of Augsburg for fifty years, playing an important role in royal/imperial and ecclesiastical affairs, fighting off Magyars, building churches, endowing monasteries, etc. Elizabeth of Portugal (d. 1336) Elizabeth (or Isabel) was the daughter of King Peter III of Aragon, and was named after her kinswoman E. of Hungary. She married King Denis of Portugal. While her husband neglected her, Elizabeth led a life of piety and almsgiving. She was famed as a peacemaker; her most notable feat was preventing a war between Portugal and Castile. After her husband's death, E. became a Franciscan tertiary and lived in great simplicity. She was canonized in 1626. Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice [log in to unmask] ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html