 |
 |
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Today (20. September) is the feast day of: Eustace (d. 188?) Suppressed as ahistorical in 1969, the cult of Eustace was popular in the Middle Ages. The rather extravagant legend tells that Eustace was a Roman army officer, converted to Christianity by the miraculous apparition of a stag with a cross between its antlers. He quit the army, but was recalled in a crisis and served as a triumphant general under Trajan---but Trajan, that ingrate, took offense when E. refused to join in the non-Christian victory celebration. So E. was parboiled to death inside a bronze bull. Vincent Madelgarius (d. 677) Madelgaire, or Vincent Madelgarius, is a saint of Hainault. He married St. Waldetrudis and the couple had four very saintly children. In c. 643 V. became a monk at the monastery he founded at Hautmont; he founded another monastery on his estate at Soignies (Belgium). A large number of modern saints: Martyrs of Korea (1839-1867) There were three waves of persecution in Korea, during which hundreds of Christians were killed. 103 of them have been canonized as martyrs (in 1984), including 2 bishops and 7 priests. ********************************************************************** 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