medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Amy Neff wrote:
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> Not long ago, we had a lovely (and no doubt useful) blessing to purify wine
> sullied by a drowned mouse or weasel, referring the miracle at Cana. This > was from the 10th century. Does anyone know if this blessing, or something > similar, can be found in later medieval use?
Actually, it was in Egbert's Pontifical and it was *beer* - and this is important because the *daily* allowance for Anglo-Saxon monks was three gallons...
It was a Northern European problem, because of an over-literal interpretation of Leviticus 11:29+ in the Irish Penitentials.
It is probably the sort of nonsense that Durandus would have got rid of, so it would be best to look in later Anglo-Saxon (and Anglo-Norman) Pontificals.
John Briggs
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