medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Sorry! That should be 'mal de [not 'du'] Saint Fiacre'!
Martin
On Thu, 2 Sep 2004, Martin Howley wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
> Marjorie:
> I have seen the piles association explained by the resemblance
> of Fiacre's name to the slang word in French 'fiaque', meaning
> 'anus'. The 'mal du Saint Fiacre' was the term used to designate a
> variety of diseases, including diarrhea and piles.
> Cheers,
> Martin
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