medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
John Dillon wrote:
> On Monday, June 19, 2006, at 3:44 am, John Briggs wrote, apropos
> Gervase and Prostase:
>
> Seriously, though, their cult was widespread, old, AND vouched for by
> a major figure in the early history of Latin Christianity. Hence the
> change in emphasis in G. and P.'s laterculus in the RM from this
> (taken from a "1749" version that includes Albertus Magnus, canonized
> in 1931):
>
> "At Milan, the holy martyrs Gervase and Protase, brothers. The
> former, by order of the judge Astasius, was scourged with leaded
> whips for so long that he expired. The latter, after being scourged
> with rods, was beheaded. Through divine revelation their bodies were
> found by St. Ambrose. They were partly covered with blood, and as
> free from corruption as if they had been put to death that very day.
> When the translation took place, a blind man recovered his sight by
> touching their relics, and many persons possessed by demons were
> delivered."
> See:
> http://www.breviary.net/martyrology/mart06/mart0619.htm
That site also gives the Latin version - which is just as well, because
their translations are not always impeccable.
> to this (my translation from the online Italian-language version of
> the new RM):
> "At Milan, saints Gervase and Protase, martyrs, whose bodies were
> recovered by St. Ambrose and placed on this day with great solemnity
> in a new basilica built by him."
> See:
> http://tinyurl.com/o3acg
It would be useful if there was a site with an English version - and ideally
the Latin, of course.
John Briggs
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