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I think Charles Giguere [[log in to unmask]] asked for "prison
conversion"
Jaklin
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From: "Phyllis Jestice" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 8:53 AM
Subject: [M-R] saints of the day 8. February
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
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> Today (8. February) is the feast day of:
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Does anyone know of a work on prison as a place favourable for
conversions?
It seems to me that others of Phyllis' saints have had that experience,
and
didn't one of the Watergate conspirators find God while serving his
term?
not to mention Koestler losing his faith in Communism in a Spanish
jail),but
I don't remember ever coming across a study on the subject.
> Girolamo Emiliani (d. 1537) The Venetian Girolamo Emiliani was a
> soldier, taken prisoner and given ample opportunity to reconsider his
> life while chained in a dungeon. Thanks to his conversion, he was
> vouchsafed a miraculous escape. Back home, GE took to caring for
> orphans and in 1531 set out to found houses to care for
> unfortunates---he found support to found a series of orphanages, a
> home for reformed prostitutes, and a hospital. He and his helpers
> formed the Congregation of the Clerics Regular of Somasca. The order
> was recognized in 1540 and GE himself was canonized in 1767. In 1969
> his feast was moved from 20. July to the current day.
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