medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (25. March) is the feast day of:
The Annunciation. Self-explanatory, really. Already in the 2nd
century, Tertullian referred to the belief that the crucifixion took
place on this day, and apparently it was a traditional belief in
Africa that Jesus was conceived and crucified on the same day.
Dismas (1st cent.) The Good Thief, who shared the crucifixion. The
unnamed gospel figure may have been gifted with the name "Dismas"
because in early art the two thieves (especially in Syria) were
depicted with sun and moon above them, sometimes with the words for
"east" and "west" inscribed. "Dismas" is close to the Greek word for
"east," so somebody may have mistaken the word for the good thief's
name.
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