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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Today (30. January) is the feast day of: Bathildis (d. 680) Bathildis was born in England and brought as a slave to the Frankish court of Clovis II. In 649 she married Clovis; all three of their sons became king. When Clovis died in 655, B. became regent and apparently did a very good job. She endowed several monasteries, including St. Denis, Corbie, and Chelles, eventually retiring to Chelles in c. 665. My source says she was canonized by Pope Nicholas I, which doesn't seem possible, since the first papal canonization is supposed to have been over a century after his pontificate. Anyone have any insight on this? Aldegundis (d. 684) Aldegundis was a native of Hainault (Belgium). She joined her sister Waldeturdis' convent at Mons, living there as a hermit. A's cell developed into the monastery of Mauberge. Adelelmus (Aleaume) (d. c. 1100) Adelelmus was a Poitevin soldier. While on pilgrimage to Rome, he met Robert of Chaise-Dieu and decided to become a monk there. The queen of Castile heard of A's holiness and was so impressed that she invited him to Burgos; a monastery was built for him there. A. was active in the reconquista and is now patron of Burgos. A modern saint: Hyacintha Mariscotti (d. 1640) An interesting change from the oppressive piety of so many early modern female saints, HM was a noble Italian woman who was forced against her will to become a nun---her family was apparently sick and tired of her complaining after a marquis passed over her and married her younger sister. Hyacintha spent ten years being a rotten nun, but converted when she fell seriously ill. She then made up for lost time with a great deal of penance and austerity, also becoming well known for her charity and helping to found two congregations to tend to the sick and aged. HM was canonized in 1807. ********************************************************************** 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