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Actually, Margaret of Cortona's habit was not a traditional Franciscan habit
at all. The third order of Franciscan penitents was only formalized in 1289,
long after Margaret began living as a lay penitent under OFM oversight in
the mid 1270s. The habit Margaret wore was made of rough beige-and-brown
plaid cloth, an outfit that apparently communicated penitent status in
general in the 13C-, without a strict association with any single order. Her
relics, on display in Cortona, still wear this robe, and early depictions
also always dress her in this way. See Andre Vauchez and Joanna Cannon,
*Margherita of Cortona and the Lorenzetti,* (Penn State U Press, 1999) for
the artistic tradition.
Best,
Nancy Caciola
History, UC San Diego
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From: "John Dillon" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "Nancy Caciola" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 10:24 AM
Subject: Re: St Margaret [of Cortona]
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
> You could read Giunta Bevegnati's Legend of Margaret to see if there's an
allusion to the color. It's been recently re-edited by Fortunato Iozzelli
as _Legenda de vita et miraculis Beatae Margaritae de Cortona_
(Grottaferrata: Editiones Collegii S. Bonaventurae ad Claras Aquas, 1997;
Bibliotheca Franciscana ascetica Medii Aevi, 13). Best, John Dillon
>
> On Sat, 22 Feb 2003 09:58:58 -0800
> Marjorie Greene wrote:
> >medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> >
> >M gave up everything and
> >> returned with her son to
> >> her father's home, seeking forgiveness. Dad
> >> refused, so Margaret asked the
> >> Franciscan friars to help.
> >
> >Fine, but did she tell anyone what color their habit
> >was? ;-))
> >MG
>
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