medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> > It is because I am reading Pfaff right now that I asked. He claims
> > that the feast of St Anne was instituted in 1383 and characterizes
> > this as one of the "milestones" by which later medieval English
> > calendars are sometimes dated. This surprised me, as
> > I have also read that devotion to St Anne was relatively precocious
> > in England, dating back at least to the 12th century. But perhaps
> > "devotion" in general does not always develop into a formalized feast.
>
> I have the sensation that you are probing the limits of my ignorance again!
John,
I didn't mean to give that impression. I rather thought I was probing the limits of my
own ignorance! I believe it was the feast of the Conception of the Virgin, certainly
relevant to St Anne, that I couldn't think of in my last note. This begins to crop up
remarkably early in England, 11th century I think. Certainly related rather directly to
St Anne, which, once again, surprises me that she didn't have her own feast until so
late.
Cheers,
Jim Bugslag
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