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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Vincent Strambi: I believe this should be Macerata, not Macera. Vincent is a patron of Macerata, where the piazza in front of the Duomo is named after him. There is an anon. portrait of V in the Duomo. The Maceratesi are grateful to V for appealing to the Austrians and to Murat for not sacking Macerata after the battle of Tolentino in 1815. V died on Jan 1, 1824, being born on 1 Jan 1745. Thomas Renna, honorary citizen of Macerata. >>> [log in to unmask] 9/24/2004 10:09:01 PM >>> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Today (25. September) is the feast day of: Cadoc (d. c. 575) The Welsh Cadoc was a son of Sts. Gundleus and Gwladys. He became a monk, founded a monastery at Llancarfan (near Cardiff), studied in Ireland, founded a church at Llanspyddid, became abbot of Llancarfan, visited Brittany, Cornwall, and Scotland, and---according to a late legend that I personally doubt---went on pilgrimage to Rome and Jerusalem. He may have been killed while fighting invading Saxons. Finbar (d. c. 633) Finbar's legend tells that he was the bastard son of a royal Irishwoman and a smith. He was from Connacht. He's supposed to have visited Rome TWICE; the second time the pope wanted to consecrate F. a bishop but was stopped by a vision. F. may have preached in Scotland and was definitely active in southern Ireland. He became a hermit and founded a monastery that grew into the city of Cork. When he died, for two weeks the sun refused to set in mourning (so says the legend). Albert of Jerusalem (d. 1214) Albert was from Parma. He studied theology and law, became a canon, and in 1184 became bishop of Bobbio (soon translated to Vercelli). A. worked as a papal legate, mediated disputes, etc. In 1205 he was appointed patriarch of Jerusalem (residing in Acre). A. is mostly known today for writing the rule for the Carmelite order. A. was stabbed to death by a man he had dismissed from office. Sergius of Radonezh (d. 1392) Sergius was born near Rostov (Russia). After his parents died, he and his brother became hermits. Disciples soon came to S and were eventually organized into Holy Trinity monastery---thus re-establishing cenobitic monasticism in Russia after its interruption during the Mongol invasion. He had great influence as a spiritual advisor, worked a lot of miracles, was noted for his wisdom, and is one of Russia's greatest saints. A modern saint: Vincent Strambi (d. 1824) VS was born at Civitavecchia (Italy). He joined the Passionist order and soon became a professor of theology; in 1801 he was appointed bishop of Macera and Tolentino. Driven out of his see because he wouldn't take an oath of allegiance to Napoleon, V came back in 1813. V was a reformer (angering many people in the process), and worked very hard to ameliorate the effects of a typhoid epidemic. When Leo XII became pope, V resigned his see to go become a papal advisor. He was canonized in 1950. ********************************************************************** 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 ********************************************************************** 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