medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> John Briggs said:
> > Just to clarify: the translation is the removal of a saint's body from one
> > place to another (normally with papal permission!). It usually means from
> > the original grave to a shrine (at, near, or behind the high altar). The
> > feast thus usually commemorates the canonisation.
This original "translation", from grave to shrine, signalling recognition of the
individual as a saint, is also sometimes called an "elevation", e.g. St Cuthbert at
Lindisfarne, who got translated quite a lot after he was elevated.
Cheers,
Jim Bugslag
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