medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Further to the absence of 2nd Millennium saints in Wales-- surely after C12
Wales (like Scotland) was trying to fend off the expansionist policies of
the kings of England. This would presumably be a serious distraction to
anyone trying to organise canonisation proceedings, and if the Welsh were
excommunicated (as the Scots were in late C13) wouldn't that make such
proceedings impossible? Further, I know that Edward I of England carried
off all the Scottish documents he could lay his gory paws on, and they have
never been returned. Who knows what information was hidden or lost? Did he
do the same in Wales? Did this include church documents? What was the
political situation in Denmark at the time Sara Ellis is interested in?
I was going to suggest that Scotland was another country lacking in 2nd
Millennium saints (St John Ogilvie was canonised only late C20, and St
William of Perth doesn't count as he died and worked his miracles in
Rochester, Kent.) Then I found mention of St Gilbert (Murray) who was
consecrated Bp of Caithness in 1223 and presumably canonised before the
Reformation. But I can't think of any Scottish female saints in the period
at issue other than St Margaret of Scotland (d. 1093). Meanwhile England
bred several of both genders.
Best wishes,
Pat
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