medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Clarification please: are you asking about the 7 churches of Rome, which one could visit in Jubilee years for plenary indulgence? The idea was that after the fall of Jerusalem to Saladdin in 1187, most people could not get there on pilgrimage, thus could not receive the [rapidly developing concept of] plenary indulgence for participating [militarily or peacefully] in the Jerusalem "armed pilgrimage". By 1300 the idea of a "Jublilee Year" was "invented" (sort of in the "inventio" sense of the word!) and by 1390 Boniface 9 had extended the circuit of churches which were necessary to gain the plenary indulgence to include the following seven churches:
S Peter's, Vatican; St Paulo fuori-le-mura; S Giovanni in Laterano; Sta Maria Maggiore; Sta Croce in Gerusalemme; S Lorenzo f-l-m; S Sebastiano f-l-m. I am guessing that the number 7 may have been suggested by the "7 churches" of Rev 1:20; but that's just a guess.
This is all very involved, and quite tied up with the developing concept of indulgences during the 12-13 centuries.
ON THE OTHER HAND maybe you are asking about "virtual" churches, such as the church of the Holy Sepulcher in Cambridge or the many "virtual" tombs of Christ and Mary (lines drawn on walls replicating the length and depth of those tombs, inscribed with aid of a length of cord actually brught back from the real Holy Land having been use to measure out those tombs.). I don't know how many of those exist, and I am not aware of any indulgences associated with those, but that doesn't mean they don't exist.
Yes. I have taught courses on pilgrimage (including one on site in Rome), and will be doing so again in the fall (unfortunately not in Rome!!) I will be happy to share my ideas with you if you contact me off-list.
Theresa in [FINALLY!] spring-struck Chicago
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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On Tue, 23 Apr 2002, Robert Kraft wrote:
> > Are you aware of seven cathedrals that were designated as pilgrimage
> > sites during the times of the crusades when pilgrims were not able to
> > make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem? I believe Chartes was one. Do you know
> > of this, and if so do you know which were the other cathedrals? Thanks.
I would be very interested if responses to this question could be posted
to the list, particularly the relevant bibliography. (I am preparing a new
course on medieval pilgrimage; has anyone taught such a course?)
celia gaposchkin
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