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From: "Jon Cannon" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: 23 February 2006 18:14
Subject: Re: the Reading of Miracle Stories to Pilgrims
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
> I've read most the standard literature (mostly secondary literature) on
> English cathedrals over the past 2-3 years, looking specifically for how
> people used them and how they accomodated/responded to cults, and have
> come across nothing like this.
>
> I would love a pointer to thismedieval art list, though: is it also on
> jiscmail?
>
> Jon Cannon
>
>>From: Christopher Crockett <[log in to unmask]>
>>Reply-To: medieval-religion - Scholarly discussions of medieval religious
>>culture <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: [M-R] the Reading of Miracle Stories to Pilgrims
>>Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 10:19:49 -0500
>>
>>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>>
>>a friend of mine floated a question on the middlevil art list which seems
>>to
>>have sunk like a stone.
>>
>>perhaps it will fair better on a real list:
>>
>>"A number of years ago I used a reference to miracle stories being read to
>>pilgrims in the chapter house in Canterbury Cathedral before they
>>commenced
>>their tour of the church. The document is the late 12th century miracle
>>stories by William Fitzstephen, Materials for the History of Thomas
>>Becket,
>>(ed.) J.C. Robertson, III, (London, 1885), p. 151. Has anyone run across
>>something similar in conjunction with other saints' cults?"
>>
>>
>>the text in question reads:
>>
>>Sed de miraculis ejus in Anglia, sacerdotum et bonorum virorum testimonio
>>declaratis, et in capitulo Cantuariensis ecclesiae publice recitatis,
>>magnus
>>codex conscriptus exstat, praeter alia quae longe lateque in Gallia, in
>>Hibernia, et ubique terrarum operatus est sanctus Thomas, quibus memoriae
>>commendandis defuit qui scriberet.
>>
>>
>>and it seems to me as though my friend might be reading just a *bit* more
>>into
>>the source than is actually there.
>>
>>comments or additions would be most welcome.
>>
>>
>>c
>>
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