medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
I seem to remember a story about a spider and the mass wine at Downside
Abbey, but I can't remember the details. It's commemorated in a brass plate
if I remember correctly. It might not be medieval, but it might be worth
following up.
Louise
>From: "Cormack, Margaret Jean" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: [M-R] miracle motifs
>Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 12:46:20 -0500
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>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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>Dear learned ones,
>
>I hope someone can help me to identify parallels to the following miracles.
>
>One concerns a priest who drinks a spider along with the Mass Wine.
>
> Later, a blister develops on his little finger and the spider crawls
>out. Both priest and spider are unharmed.
>
>The second is said to take place "out at Jakob's" (i.e. Compostella)
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> A poor sick woman is in the house (kitchen?) where a dish of delicacies
>is set out. When the housewife comes back,
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>the piece that had been "most carefully spiced" is missing, and the poor
>woman is accused. She calls on the Virgin,
>
>a voice responds, and the delicacy is observed to have fallen to the
>floor. Does anyone recognize either of these stories?
>
>many thanks,
>
>
>
>Meg
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