medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Marjorie Greene wrote:
>
> In my search for the answer to my own "musing" question, I find that
> "[t]he cathedral [of Poitiers], St. Peter's, is a beautiful Gothic
> building begun in the second half of the twelfth century under the
> reign of Henry II Plantagenet of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine and
> consecrated 18 October, 1379."
> Query: Poitiers had a bishop as early as the 4th c. Assuming there
> was a cathedral, is it a given that Henry and Eleanor's would have
> been dedicated to the same saint? The cathedral of Paris was at first
> dedicated to Saint Stephen and various others had name changes when a
> local saint assumed great importance. Does anyone know what happened
> at Poitiers?
I would suggest that St Peter is an "old" dedication. (St Peter, St Paul,
or both seem to be old dedications.)
John Briggs
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