medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
John Dillon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>An alternative hypothesis, that he's really Marley's ghost, seems ruled out
by the absence of chains.
mmmm....
point taken.
>the famous fourteenth-century bust of St. Agatha at Catania:
> http://www.cataniaperte.com/santagata/reliquie/reliquie.htm
i take it that she's covered by jewelry given over the centuries, not (mostly)
ones that were part of the original metalwork.
quite a few such gifts of rings and jewels given to the reliquary housing the
_camisia_ of the Virgin in Chartres
http://centrechartraine.freeservers.com/badges/forgeais2_29.jpg
(here depicted in a procession on a pilgrim's badge)
are noted in the cathedral necrology.
best from here,
christopher
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