Dear Chara,
George Ferzoco who is one of the list owners but is happily in Italy
and away from his e-mail has come across a similar case. I do not have
the exact details and he can correct me when he comes back in three
weeks. If I remember correctly there is a sermon written about Pope
Celestine V (1294-96) just before his canonization. In it the
enthusiastic preacher uses the term sanctus and then crosses it out and
writes beatus to describe Celestine. Hence there does seem to be
some distinction made in the mind of the preacher between the official
'sanctus' status and beatus. Sorry but I do not remember any other
details than these. I will try to find out more from George and
relay the information to you.
All the best,
Carolyn
Dr Carolyn Muessig
Department of Theology and Religious Studies
University of Bristol
Bristol BS8 1TB
UK
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On Sun, 25 Jun 2000, Chara Armon wrote:
> Dear list members,
>
> I am working on a text in which a saint is referred to alternately as
> 'beatus' and 'sanctus.' Because the author was writing at a time when the
> saint had not yet become widely approved, I take this to mean that perhaps
> the author is uncertain about whether the saint qualifies for the title
> 'sanctus.' (The author is Bonaventure, and the saint in question is
> Joseph.) Does anyone have any ideas about whether I am interpreting the
> dual use of 'beatus' and 'sanctus' correctly? Does anyone know other
> examples of such terminology? Is this dual use of both titles standard in
> writings about saints?
>
> Best,
> Chara Armon
>
>
>
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