medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
I just wrote:
> 22. January is also the feast day of:
>
> 3) Valerian of Saragossa (d. early fourth century).
Valerius, actually (San Valero). I suppose that interference from the name of the emperor Valerian has been underlying this repeated error.
Here's a view of his head reliquary, given by Benedict XIII (Pedro de Luna) in 1397 to the cathedral of Saragossa (Zaragoza):
http://www.cortesaragon.es/fileadmin/imagenes/Histo51.jpeg
Best again,
John Dillon
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