medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Phyllis writes:
>They seem to
>be particularly venerated by German Catholics---at least my best
>source for information about them is the online Oekumenisches
>Heiligenlexikon (the Roman Catholic section).
To which it might be added that Elijah is most frequented venerated as a church and altar patron in Orthodox lands, while Jeremiah is also commemorated in Balkan folklore.
Graham
****************************************
Dr Graham Jones
Lecturer in English Topography
University of Leicester
Centre for English Local History
Marc Fitch Historical Institute
5 Salisbury Road
Leicester LE1 7QR
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)116 252 2764
Fax: +44 (0)116 252 5769
e-Mail: [log in to unmask]
Web pages: http://www.le.ac.uk/elh/grj1
-----Original Message-----
From: Phyllis G. Jestice [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 31 March 2003 20:02
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [M-R] pre-Christian saints
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>Amos fits into a fairly big category of saints from before the time
>of papal canonizations. A fair number of Jewish prophets, kings,
>etc. have feast days listed in the Roman martyrology. They seem to
>be particularly venerated by German Catholics---at least my best
>source for information about them is the online Oekumenisches
>Heiligenlexikon (the Roman Catholic section).
Phyllis
>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
>>Amos (8th cent. BCE) Amos was a shepherd near Bethlehem who
>>became one of
>>the minor prophets. According to the Roman martyrology, he
>>was killed by
>>having an iron bar knocked through his head.
>
>Saints aren't really my forte, but I'm interested in this. I've
>never heard of a saint who lived before the coming of Christ. How
>is this possible? Is martyrdom for the cause the only requirement?
>If so, which cause in Amos's case? Are there others?
>
>Best,
>Clint Atchley
>
>Clinton Atchley, Ph.D.
>Director, Master of Liberal Arts Program
>Department of English and Foreign Languages
>Box 7652
>Henderson State University
>Arkadelphia, AR 71999
>Phone: 870.230.5276
>Email: [log in to unmask]
>URL: http://www.hsu.edu/faculty/atchlec
>
>**********************************************************************
>To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME
>to: [log in to unmask]
>To send a message to the list, address it to:
>[log in to unmask]
>To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion
>to: [log in to unmask]
>In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to:
>[log in to unmask]
>For further information, visit our web site:
>http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html
--
Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice
University of Southern Mississippi
**********************************************************************
To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME
to: [log in to unmask]
To send a message to the list, address it to:
[log in to unmask]
To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion
to: [log in to unmask]
In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to:
[log in to unmask]
For further information, visit our web site:
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html
**********************************************************************
To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME
to: [log in to unmask]
To send a message to the list, address it to:
[log in to unmask]
To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion
to: [log in to unmask]
In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to:
[log in to unmask]
For further information, visit our web site:
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html
|