The Norse Hagiography Network is an international, interdisciplinary network with the aim of bringing together scholars with similar interests for collaborationhttps://bsky.app/profile/networknorse.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/networknorse.bsky.social/post/3mu4wr33guk2oToday is the feast of St Augustine (354-430), bishop of Hippo & Doctor of the Church. Born in Carthage of a heathen father and a Christian mother, Monica, Augustine soon established himself as a renowned teacher and rhetorician in both North Africa and Rome. (1/n)28 Aug 2026 08:24 +0000at://did:plc:fbltkweb7tcfn63lz4vpousm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu4wr33guk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/networknorse.bsky.social/post/3mrmc4ir7nk2uToday is the feast of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus. They were a group of Christians who sought refuge in a cave during the persecutions of Emperor Decius (c.250). There they fell asleep, & were discovered in the reign of Theodosius II (408-50), thus waking up in a Christian empire. (1/n)27 Jul 2026 06:41 +0000at://did:plc:fbltkweb7tcfn63lz4vpousm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmc4ir7nk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/networknorse.bsky.social/post/3mp3yxrdnvc2sToday is the translation feast of St Knud Lavard (1096-1131), also known as Knud Dux. He was the son of King Erik Ejegod of Denmark (r.1095-1103), & the nephew of King Niels (r.1104-34). Knud was killed by his cousin Magnus near Ringsted, out of fear that he was plotting to be king. (1/n)25 Jun 2026 08:25 +0000at://did:plc:fbltkweb7tcfn63lz4vpousm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp3yxrdnvc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/networknorse.bsky.social/post/3mn54ssbaa22iToday is the feast of St Petronilla. The earliest history of her cult is uncertain. It can be traced at least back to the C4 as she appears in a fresco in the catacombs of Domitilla in Rome. The fresco identifies her by name & her status as martyr. (1/n)31 May 2026 08:16 +0000at://did:plc:fbltkweb7tcfn63lz4vpousm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn54ssbaa22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/networknorse.bsky.social/post/3mk5qs3qkkk2iToday is the feast of St. George, a Roman soldier who refused to renounce his faith during the Diocletian Persecution & was executed in Lydda, now Lod. Accounts of him as a warrior saint date from the C6 onward. They became popular & culminated in the well-known legend of the dragon. (1/n)23 Apr 2026 09:58 +0000at://did:plc:fbltkweb7tcfn63lz4vpousm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5qs3qkkk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/networknorse.bsky.social/post/3mimrotdzcc2vCome join us for an excellent conference that brings together a much-needed discussion between our two spheres. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Apr 2026 22:33 +0000at://did:plc:fbltkweb7tcfn63lz4vpousm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimrotdzcc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/networknorse.bsky.social/post/3mibcyzh2ls2jToday is the feast of St Quirinus of Neuss. His historicity is uncertain, but he is associated with the legend of Pope Alexander I & St Balbina (set in the C2). Quirinus was believed to have been a Roman tribune who imprisoned the pope, but then converted together with his daughter Balbina. (1/n)30 Mar 2026 09:11 +0000at://did:plc:fbltkweb7tcfn63lz4vpousm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mibcyzh2ls2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/networknorse.bsky.social/post/3mfgv32mhns2sToday is the feast of Cathedra Petri, St. Peter’s Chair. The feast commemorates Peter as the head - & the rock - of the Christian church, an idea based on Matthew 16:18. By the High Middle Ages, this date commemorated the appointment of Peter as bishop of Antioch. (1/n)22 Feb 2026 10:02 +0000at://did:plc:fbltkweb7tcfn63lz4vpousm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfgv32mhns2shttps://bsky.app/profile/networknorse.bsky.social/post/3mcweuwwhis2vToday, is the feast of St Agnes of Rome. She lived during Diocletian's reign, & was one of the first virgin martyrs to be widely venerated as a saint, largely due to the promotion of her cult by Ambrose of Milan. According to her legend, she refused to marry. (1/n)21 Jan 2026 09:40 +0000at://did:plc:fbltkweb7tcfn63lz4vpousm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcweuwwhis2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/networknorse.bsky.social/post/3mb4mt3swws2oToday is the feast of St Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, who suffered martyrdom at the hands of a group of knights in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170. News of Thomas’ death spread quickly through Latin Christendom, & the cult of the saint arrived in the Norse world already in the 1170s. (1/n)29 Dec 2025 10:27 +0000at://did:plc:fbltkweb7tcfn63lz4vpousm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb4mt3swws2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/networknorse.bsky.social/post/3m6tnbgmehs2sToday is the feast of St Andrew, one of the 12 disciples of Christ. According to his apocryphal legend, he was crucified on an X-shaped cross. As one of the disciples, Andrew was part of the catalogue of saints that missionaries brought to the Norse sphere from the 9th century onwards. (1/n)30 Nov 2025 09:51 +0000at://did:plc:fbltkweb7tcfn63lz4vpousm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6tnbgmehs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/networknorse.bsky.social/post/3m2qt5vyv7c2rToday is the feast of St Denis of Paris, also known as St Dionysius. According to Gregory of Tours, Denis was one of the 7 bishops sent to Gaul by Pope Clement during the reign of Emperor Decius (r. 249-51). Denis preached in the region of Paris together with Rusticus & Eleutherius. (1/n)09 Oct 2025 09:18 +0000at://did:plc:fbltkweb7tcfn63lz4vpousm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2qt5vyv7c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/networknorse.bsky.social/post/3lzghm6tekk2rRe-upping this in case you have missed our saint-of-the-month thread. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Sep 2025 12:59 +0000at://did:plc:fbltkweb7tcfn63lz4vpousm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzghm6tekk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/networknorse.bsky.social/post/3lzft476v422rToday is the feast St Mauritius, the officer of the Theban Legion. He was martyred with his 6666 men at Agaunum in the upper Rhône valley c.286-7 for refusing to sacrifice to the gods. His cult flourished due to the 10th-century eastward expansion of the Ottonians. [1/n]22 Sep 2025 06:52 +0000at://did:plc:fbltkweb7tcfn63lz4vpousm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzft476v422rhttps://bsky.app/profile/networknorse.bsky.social/post/3lycwx5c7h22sYet another reminder that the deadline for our joint call for papers together with @celtichagiography.bsky.social for next year's @imc-leeds.bsky.social is extended until September 15. Join us in Leeds! [Alt text in replies to the quoted post] [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2025 09:58 +0000at://did:plc:fbltkweb7tcfn63lz4vpousm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lycwx5c7h22shttps://bsky.app/profile/networknorse.bsky.social/post/3lxyrgbwesc24Deadline extended to September 15! There is still time to send us your abstracts, & we look forward to hearing from you. [Alt text can be found in the replies to the quoted post] [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2025 08:52 +0000at://did:plc:fbltkweb7tcfn63lz4vpousm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxyrgbwesc24https://bsky.app/profile/networknorse.bsky.social/post/3lxyrgbwesc24Deadline extended to September 15! There is still time to send us your abstracts, & we look forward to hearing from you. [Alt text can be found in the replies to the quoted post] [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2025 08:52 +0000at://did:plc:fbltkweb7tcfn63lz4vpousm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxyrgbwesc24https://bsky.app/profile/networknorse.bsky.social/post/3lwycoa7qgs2xDeadline is Sunday next week, so please send us your abstracts, we look forward to reading them! #IMC2026 [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Aug 2025 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:fbltkweb7tcfn63lz4vpousm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwycoa7qgs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/networknorse.bsky.social/post/3lwycmxhox22xOnly two days left to submit your abstracts for this session! We look forward to reading them! #IMC2026 [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Aug 2025 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:fbltkweb7tcfn63lz4vpousm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwycmxhox22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/networknorse.bsky.social/post/3lvnf33irwk27CfP @imc-leeds.bsky.social 2026: New Studies in Old Norse Hagiography Session Jointly Sponsored by the Norse Hagiography Network and the Viking Society for Northern Research Deadline: August 24. [Alt text in thread]05 Aug 2025 09:22 +0000at://did:plc:fbltkweb7tcfn63lz4vpousm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvnf33irwk27https://bsky.app/profile/networknorse.bsky.social/post/3lvnfdmp5s227CfP for @imc-leeds.bsky.social 2026, organised together with @celtichagiography.bsky.social. Deadline: August 31. [Alt text in thread]05 Aug 2025 09:26 +0000at://did:plc:fbltkweb7tcfn63lz4vpousm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvnfdmp5s227https://bsky.app/profile/networknorse.bsky.social/post/3lvnfdmp5s227CfP for @imc-leeds.bsky.social 2026, organised together with @celtichagiography.bsky.social. Deadline: August 31. [Alt text in thread]05 Aug 2025 09:26 +0000at://did:plc:fbltkweb7tcfn63lz4vpousm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvnfdmp5s227https://bsky.app/profile/networknorse.bsky.social/post/3lvnf33irwk27CfP @imc-leeds.bsky.social 2026: New Studies in Old Norse Hagiography Session Jointly Sponsored by the Norse Hagiography Network and the Viking Society for Northern Research Deadline: August 24. [Alt text in thread]05 Aug 2025 09:22 +0000at://did:plc:fbltkweb7tcfn63lz4vpousm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvnf33irwk27https://bsky.app/profile/networknorse.bsky.social/post/3lvd7wfzo622nToday is the feast of SS Faith, Hope & Charity (Fides, Spes & Caritas). They may well have been real martyrs, but no one has yet been able to connect them to historical figures. An Old Norse-Icelandic saga tells their story & notes their feast day, but no cult is known in the North. (1/n)01 Aug 2025 08:23 +0000at://did:plc:fbltkweb7tcfn63lz4vpousm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvd7wfzo622n