medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
The stole is, traditionally, the sign par excellence of priestly authority.
So I would imagine any action with it might be indicating what is done is
done by the power of the priesthood. I seem to recall that touching with the
stole was a common act in many medieval and even modern rituals.
John B. Wickstrom
Kalamazoo College
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If "stola" is a priest's stole, read on. If not,
delete this message and forgive my ignorance, which is
as pristine as anyone's.
The Met Museum in NY has a picture of Saint Bernard
doing something pernicious to the devil with his stole
and I "believe" Saint Marcel is also depicted or
described as holding back a dragon with his stole. If
anyone wants further elucidation, let me know. I can
probably dig up the sources for these trivia.
MG
> Tudwal (Tual) (6th cent.) Tudwal was a Welshman.
> Along with other monks
> and numerous members of his family he went to
> Brittany in the sixth
> century, where he erected the monastery of Lan Pabu.
> Later he became a
> bishop and served in Treguier until his death. In
> art, he is portrayed
> holding a dragon with his stola (I'd like to know
> the story behind that!).
>
> Grisold (d. 782) Grisold was a missionary among the
> Saxons, who worked
> with St. Willehad. He and several companions
> (including Gerwald, Folkhard,
> Benjamin, Atreban, and Emming) were killed during
> the Saxon rising of
> 782---only Willehad was able to escape. The group
> of martyrs was venerated
> untio the Reformation.
>
> Joscius (Josbert) (not formally canonized) (d. 1163
> or 1186) Joscius was a
> monk at St-Bertin in the diocese of Arras. He was
> famous for his great
> veneration of the Virgin Mary. According to legend,
> after his death a rose
> bush grew out of his mouth, with the name of Mary
> inscribed on each of its
> blossoms.
>
> John of Vercelli (blessed) (d. 1283) John was born
> in c. 1210 in Italy.
> He studied in Paris, and then taught law both in
> Paris and Vercelli. Then
> he entered the Dominican order in Vercelli. He held
> several offices within
> the order, and in 1264 became the sixth general of
> the order.
>
> Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice
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>
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