Net is Andrew; there are quite a few wells, including the one(s) at Wells. I
don't suppose it's a gridiron for Laurence, is it, cf Gumfreston, inc faint
remains of mural? (This from the shortish list in Appendix 2 to the Oxford
Dictionary of Saints.)
I wouldn't worry about having a well dedicated to a particular saint,
though. Wulfstan (Mark II), the saint, had ampullae of water somehow
sanctified at his shrine for people crossing the Irish Sea (it's a long
story), and I haven't come across any well dedicated to him. (The Holy Well
in Worcester seems to have supplied water to the cathedral, so it's quite
likely to have come from there ultimately. At least, I'm assuming the
sanctification was done at Worcester; could have been in Bristol.) Philip
may have had wells by
association, I suppose, as May Day is Philip and James.
Christine
----- Original Message -----
From: "Madeleine Gray" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 12:04 PM
Subject: saints emblems
> A request for help from learned members. I used to have bookmarked on my
> computer a website which arranged saints by their emblems. The link to it
> has gone down and I don't have a note of the URL. Does anyone know?
>
> I was looking for the website because a colleague of mine has found a lead
> holy water ampulla on a site he is excavating. The ampulla has a pattern
> which looks like a net or basket with something poking out of the top. My
> immediate thought was St Philip but I don't know of a shrine to him nearer
> than Rome, nor a well dedicated to him. Though I suppose holy water for an
> ampulla could also be from the washing down of a shrine or reliquary....
> Any ideas, anyone?
>
> I don't know whether I've mentioned this one on this list already - if so,
> apologies.
>
> Many thanks in anticipation
>
> Maddy
>
>
>
>
> Dr Madeleine Gray, in the foothills of God's golden county of Gwent
> (Department of Humanities and Science
> UWCN Caerleon Campus
> PO Box 179
> Newport NP18 3YG
> Tel: +44 (0)1633.432675
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> thing Rabbit knows! Ha!" '
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