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I seem to recall a passage in the Acts of the Apostles that makes reference to people carrying off hankerchiefs which had been touched to or blessed by
Paul which were used to heal infirmities.
Sadly, I don't recall the exact passage at the moment. Somewhere in chapter 19 I want to say, but could be wrong.
George
On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:57:47 -0000, Madeleine Gray wrote:
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>I do remember seeing in a relic collection in Venice (very vague memory,
>it was a long time ago) bloodstained napkins said to be relics of a
>number of stigmatics. I think, though, that they were all post-medieval
>(mainly C18-C19, I think) - but these must surely have been collected
>and distributed during their lifetimes?
>And OK, not bodily relics, but there must be lots of examples of
>collection and distribution of contact relics.
>Maddy
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>"But are there documented instances of the proleptic
>distribution of relics?"
>Depends on what you mean by "documented," "distribution" and "relics."
>My husband visited Padre Pio's village in the 1960s and people (not
>Church-affiliated as far as he knew) were selling (10K lira) napkins
>with Padre Pio's (alleged) blood on them.
>Take this non-medieval and anecdotal tale for what it's worth. For some,
>analogies between today's behavior and that of the MA are spurious.
>Does anyone know if there are relics of the blood of Saint Francis
>collected in his lifetime?
>MG
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