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I suspect John is right, Maddy. See the jacket illustration and comments
on Leonard in my book on dedications, 'Saints in the Landscape' (Tempus,
due September).
Best wishes
Graham
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Subject: Re: [M-R] Leonard of Noblac and leprosy
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Madeleine Gray wrote:
>
> A student of mine has been working on a database of medieval
> hospitals in Britain and has come across a remarkable correlation
> between St Leonard and leprosaria. Nothing in Leonard's life seems to
> explain this. I once came across a reference to the cult of Leonard
> of Noblac being brought to Britain by the Templars, which might
> explain an initial connection, but I don't have any more information
> than that. Has anyone else got any ideas?
I think the correlation is probably with hospitals - I think that would
make
the correlation with leprosy a coincidence.
John Briggs
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