medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
The paradigmatic martyr who essentially killed himself
for a good cause was Samson.
MG
--- Jo Ann McNamara <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> That was a controversy very early (4th century at
> least). The woman who
> threw herself off the roof to avoid rape was the
> grandmother of St. Ambrose
> of Milan who wrote a defense of her action.
>
> Jo Ann
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Phyllis Jestice" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 10:47 AM
> Subject: Re: [M-R] saints of the day 9. February -
> Apollonia
>
>
> > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of
> medieval religion and culture
> >
> > Farmer includes the following in his write-up of
> Apollonia: "Apollonia's
> > death has been much discussed by theologians
> concerned with the legitimacy
> > or otherwise of her throwing herself into the
> flames." There are
> certainly
> > other cases of early virgin martyrs, for example
> throwing themselves off
> > the roof to escape rape. I wonder if they've
> generated the same
> > controversy.
> >
> > Phyllis
> >
> > >medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of
> medieval religion and culture
> > >
> > >> Apollonia (d. c. 249)
> > >> Christianity. But she spoiled their sport by
> jumping on the fire
> herself.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Wasn't there a controversy over this part of the
> tale - - the idea being
> > >that by jumping into the fire she essentially
> committed suicide and was,
> > >therefore, unworthy of heaven, much less
> sainthood?
> > >Or was this another saint's controversy?
> > >
> > >jmichael
> > >~~~~~~
> > >
> >
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