medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
From: Phyllis Jestice <[log in to unmask]>
> Bartholomew....ended up flayed alive and then beheaded. He's the patron
saint of tanners, which is rather disgusting in my humble opinion.
i would think that a good sense of humor is essential, in an Hagiographer.
> Audoenus....became bishop of Rouen;
Archbishop?
>As bishop, A. resolutely worked to stamp out the remains of polytheism in his
diocese.
still a lot of "polytheism" in the later 7th c.
*lots* of temples, groves, sacred places to be "converted", even in Gaul, even
that late.
c
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