medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Phyllis Jestice wrote:
>
> People have often enough asked about the formal status of eleventh- and
> twelfth-century saints that I've gotten in the habit of noting whether
> mystics, especially, have had their cult formally confirmed by
> canonization. Some folks seem to find it useful for that transitional
> period.
That depends on whether you are talking about "formal status" in the
eleventh or twelfth centuries (or the medieval period generally), or "now".
And whether the "canonization" was in the medieval period, or subsequently.
John Briggs
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