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For what it's worth, Good Friday and the Feast of the Annunciation coincided
with Purim (the Jewish feast commemorating the confounding of Haman's plot
by Esther's intervention) this year.
Laura
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From: "richard landes" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: 25 March 2005 16:22
Subject: Re: [M-R] Easter/Annunciation portents
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> indeed, i told my students in my millennialism class about this. it
> was seen as a kind of pinprick thru time: date of the creation of man,
> splitting of the red sea, incarnation, crucifixion and battle of
> armageddon. it happens about thrice a century. well, at least here on
> the east coast, we have another 12 hours to go... :-)
> r
> On Mar 25, 2005, at 9:56 AM, Theresa Gross-Diaz wrote:
>
> > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
> > culture
> >
> > A student just sent me a clipping (from her local paper, though she
> > didn't give me its name) which cited Richard Landes' article in
> > Speculum 2000 (vol.75 no.1). Landes reports that Abbo of Fleury was
> > aware of this momentous coincidence:
> > "This computus- based calculation predicted the end of the world when
> > the Passion and the Annunciation coincided on Friday March 25, the
> > very date of the creation of Adam. This calendrical coincidence
> > occurred three times [before 1000]... in 970, 981, and 992..." (Landes
> > pp124-125)
> >
> > The newspaper clipping cont'd that "Matthew Paris speak[s] of it, and
> > Lambert of St.-Omer adds that March 25 was the date of the creation of
> > Adam, the binding of Isaac, and the crossing of the Red Sea, not to
> > mention the annunciation to Mary, the crucifixion of Christ, and the
> > battle of Armageddon."
> >
> > (The article went on to joke that :
> > "a strange red logo stating "Omnium Finis Imminet" has been appearing
> > on television commercials and subway
> > signs. Perhaps it is a new TV show or video game, but who knows...")
> >
> > It's snowing in Chicago today; but that's not a portent : that's just
> > spring in Chicago!
> > Blessed Easter to all
> > TGD
> >
> >>>> [log in to unmask] 3/25/05 8:10:06 AM >>>
> > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
> > culture
> >
> > In later medieval thinking is the Annunciation not so far
> > from the Passion, but really its 'first chapter' (at least
> > in popular opinion and in pictorial art).
> >
> > It has an akward position this year, but unless you are more
> > than 80 years old, can nobody remember what was done the last
> > time it occurred in 1932. It is more rare than a total solar
> > eclipse, and will not happen again in our lifetime (at least
> > not in mine:-)
> >
> > According to Grotefend did it occur the year before Hastings,
> > then in the following years:
> > 1076*, 1155, 1160*, 1239, 1250, 1323, 1334, 1345, 1407, 1418,
> > 1429, 1440*, 1502, 1513, 1524, 1597 ...
> > in modern times in 1864*, 1910, 1921, 1932, 2005, and no more
> > in this century! (the reson for this, I suppose, is found in
> > the calendar reform, which reduced the frequency of an early
> > Easter (although I not quite understand how it came about to
> > work this way).
> >
> > The 'rubrice generalis breviarii' has of course directions
> > for such occasions, but, as mentioned above, is it not
> > something that normally occurs twice within living mens memory.
> > So : please enjoy this memorable and unique day in your life!
> > Best
> > Erik Drigsdahl
> >
> > At 10:15 +0100 25/03/05, Dr. Gordon Arthur wrote:
> >>> The Annunciation, which feels strange to celebrate on Good Friday. I
> >>> assume that Good Friday trumps the Annunciation. Is the A. moved to
> >>> another day in years like this one?
> >
> >> Correct. No feasts supersede either Holy Week or Easter Week, so it's
> >> transferred to the next available weekday after Low Sunday, which this
> >> year is April 4th.
> >> Gordon
> >>
> >
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