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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Today (3. September) is the feast day of: Macanisius (d. 514) Macanisius (Aengus MacNisse), according to a late legend, was baptized by St. Patrick. He made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and Rome, after which he founded a church and monastery. Simeon Stylites the Younger (d. 592) Simeon was a native of Antioch who became a pillar-sitting saint (stylite) at the precocious age of seven. He lived on a pillar for 68 years (actually several pillars; every few years it seems that he got down to stretch his legs and move to a taller pillar further away from the crowds who were drawn to him). Gregory the Great (d. 604) One of the very few popes to win the soubriquet "the great" (I can only think of Leo I and, with somewhat less justice, Nicholas I), Gregory was the last of the four fathers of the Latin church. He was a wealthy Roman patrician who served as prefect of the city before converting his home into a monastery and becoming a monk. He was soon drafted into papal service, and in 590, much against his will, was elected pope---consecrated on this day in 590. He proved to be a splendid pontiff---a great diplomat, a painstaking administrator, a good pastor, and even a great theologian. Remaclus (d. c. 675) Remaclus was an Aquitainian who became abbot of several monasteries before founding the great double monastery of Stablo-Malmedy in c. 684. He probably became a missionary bishop in about 652. A modern saint (and companions) (blessed) (d. 1632) On this day in 1632 Anthony Ishida, a Japanese Jesuit, was burned at Nagasaki with five companions---3 Augustinians, a secular priest, and a Franciscan lay brother---after a month of torture failed to convince any of them to apostacize. ********************************************************************** 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