medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Michael ended a plague at Rome for Gregory the Great, for Urban VIII &
also at Mt. S. Angelo. He seems to sometimes overlap Apollo.
DW
Graham Jones wrote:
>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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>It's why he comes to inhabit Mount Gargano. There too (in the second vision)
>he appears also as warrior, so Tom's observation about Rome is apt - though
>perhaps one reported event influenced the other.
>
>For Michael as healer and in other watery roles see my 'Saints in the
>Landscape', to be published later this year by Tempus, and also the
>forthcoming proceedings of the Sanctuaries of Michael conference at Bari and
>Gargano last April.
>
>Best wishes
>
>Graham
>
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>>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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>>--- Tehmina Goskar <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> My reference to St Michael as militant saint
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>>>was in
>>>related to it overshadowing his other role as healer,
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>>Once again you have me there. I haven't come across Michael as healer;
>>that role is usually assigned to that other archangel, Raphael, who can
>>be found in the Book of Tobit healing Tobit's blindness.
>>
>>Bill.
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