medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Re: Sarah (1st century)
I thought that, again according to legend, it was Mary Magdalen's relics
that King Rene discovered in 1448 and the proof was something green
growing from her tongue, a sign that she was Mary Magdalen, who had
reported the resurrection of Christ. Multiple versions?
I got mine from _The Making of the Magdalen_, not on hand at the moment.
best,
Sara McDougall
On Thu, 23 May 2002, Phyllis Jestice wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> Today (24. May) is the feast day of:
>
> Sarah (1st century) According to legend, the servant Sarah came to
> southern Gaul with Lazarus, Mary Magdalene, Martha, Mary Salome, and Mary
> Jacoba in a small boat from Palestine. Sarah remained there and preached
> Christianity; the legend makes her the first missionary of Provence. King
> Rene of Provence is supposed to have discovered Sarah's relics thanks to a
> dream in 1448. In the twentieth century, Sarah became the special patron
> saint of the gypsies and of travelling people more generally. 1000s of
> gypsies come each year to Sarah's festivities in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
> (southern France), where the festival culminates in the carrying of Sarah's
> statue to the beach.
>
> Rogatian and Donatian of Nantes (d. c. 250 or c. 304) The catechumen
> Rogatian and his baptized brother Donatian were martyred at Nantes in
> either the Decian or the Diocletianic persecution.
>
> Servulus of Lystra (d. c. 285) A largely legendary passio reports that the
> child Servulus was martyred in Lystra near Ikonium (Turkey) in c. 285.
> Because the name Lystra was later misread as "Istria," the legend arose
> that the saint had been martyred there, and the nearby Trieste (Italy) made
> Servulus its patron saint.
>
> Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice
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