medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
There's always the Flying Friar, St. Joseph of Copertino (venerated at Osimo in the Marche). "Popular" USAmerican accounts seem to prefer the antiquated pronunciation spelling "Cupertino".
Best,
John Dillon
On Wednesday, February 28, 2007, at 7:49 pm, Ann Ball wrote:
> I am working on a project where I am going to be nominating some real
> saints
> for some fictional/strange/humorous patronages. I would like the
> names of a
> few "odd" saints so I can look them up. I have Christina the
> Amazing, of
> course, and the little boy who was born, preached a sermon and died
> (and I'm
> certain I can remember his name eventually). I have the names of some
>
> interesting desert fathers and holy fools as well. I'm hoping a
> couple of you on
> this list will send me the names of a few more "odd" saints -- ones
> whose
> legends are startling or unusual. Thanks, in advance, for any help.
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