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Dear fellow list-members:
I pass on a question that was originally addressed to me, in hopes that
somebody can answer it. My own sense is of enormous inconsistency, and a
great deal of dependence on particular circumstances.
PJ
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>Subject: Saints or "saints"
>Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 16:00:31 -0800
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>I'm asking this question offlist (off Medieval-Religion, that is), but can
>make it a public question if it's of interest.
>
>I'm dealing with some reference material--British biographical--that lists
>an enormous number of saints, variously identified. Some are "Saint" in
>the item heading, others are so identified in the item text; some are
>tagged "Irish saint."
>
>The question is, what authorities do scholars recognize, and how do they
>treat the ones that the Catholics have put into, um, limbo, like St.
>Valentine? "Valentine, formerly regarded as a saint...."?
>
>Thanks,
>Al Magary
>SF
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><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm asking this question offlist (off
>Medieval-Religion, that is), but can make it a public question if it's of
>interest.</FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm dealing with some reference material--British
>biographical--that lists an enormous number of saints, variously
>identified. Some are "Saint" in the item heading, others are so
>identified
>in the item text; some are tagged "Irish saint."</FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The question is, what authorities do scholars
>recognize, and how do they treat the ones that the Catholics have put
>into, um,
>limbo, like St. Valentine? "Valentine, formerly regarded as a
>saint...."?</FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Al Magary</FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>SF</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
>
Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice
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