medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On Sunday, June 27, 2010, at 1:57 am, Marjorie Greene wrote:
> Additional images from Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Venice may be seen at:
> http://medrelart.shutterfly.com/2582
> The hand of Catherine of Siena is also displayed in a reliquary there.
Thanks for the images, Marjorie.
Does SS. Giovanni e Paolo also have a _hand_ of St. Catherine of Siena? It's said to have one of her feet. Your image here of a reliquary with a right foot:
http://medrelart.shutterfly.com/2597
following a shot of a placard naming C.:
http://medrelart.shutterfly.com/2596
presumably shows the relic in question (with a puncture that will have been one of her stigmata and that seems to have a trail of dried blood below it).
This Italian-language Wikipedia article says that SS. Giovanni e Paolo has C.'s _left_ foot (scroll down to "Le reliquie"):
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterina_da_Siena
Proving once again how unreliable Wikipedia can be in what would seem to be a simple matter of observable fact?
Best (and eschewing comments about putting one's best foot forward),
John Dillon
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