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I have a late medieval procedural problem.
I know that the greater feast displaces the lesser; however, what would
happen when the patronal feast of a cathedral church clashed with that of a
more widely-venerated saint and martyr?
The precise instance is that of Dunblane Cathedral, where the eponymous St
Blane's feast is on the same day as that of St Lawrence (variously 10th and
11th August in different sources.) I'm not certain where St Blane's relics
were, but I would imagine the founder's feast involved major action whether
he could take part in the procession himself or not. Would St Lawrence's
celebration be tucked into a side chapel, or postponed till the next day?
What would have been the solution at the end of the fifteenth century?
Grateful for any comments!
Pat
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