medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
I don't know whether this will be relevant, but St. Francis of Assisi
observed a "lent" in honor of the Blessed Virgin and St. Michael that began
on the Feast of the Assumption and went to the Feast of St. Michael in
September. It was during this lent that he received the stigmata.
Cyprian Rosen
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From: francine nicholson <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 11:08 PM
Subject: Re: [M-R] summer Lent
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> >From: "Marjorie Greene" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > I suggest you go either to New Advent or through
> > > Google and just search for "summer Lent."
>
> *Before* asking the Medieval Religion listmembers for assistance, I did a
> Google search on "summer Lent." It was a bust. Mostly I got quotes--"the
> breezes of summer lent their fragrance to our day on the yacht" sort of
> thing, plus a couple of articles for Orthodox families celebrating "summer
> Lent" (not the same time period as the medieval Irish celebrated), and a
few
> other assorted references, none of which told me the function of "summer
> Lent" in medieval times. So the *second* thing I did was to ask the
learned
> members of the Medieval Religion list for assistance.
>
> Francine Nicholson
>
>
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