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Of his relics, only two arms remain, one at Fontanelle, the other at
Bron . . .
[Interestingly, both are left arms - ed.]
[Ignore that last remark - I made it up.]
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I'm put in mind of "The Name of the Rose" where the monastery is described
as keeping, among its relics, "the head of John the Baptist as a young boy"
... are there actual records of such relics (i.e. ones whose claims are
patently absurd once you think about it) being kept, and/or taken
seriously, or should that be read as Eco's aritistic license?
Jonathan Gilbert
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