medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
I'd agree with Tom.
The key term here is 'zona',
According to Du Cange:
1. ZONA, seu Cingulum. Vestis Sacerdotalis.
Alcuinus lib. de Offic. divin.
: Sequitur Zona, quae cingulum dicitur,
qua restringitur poderis, etc.
Riculfus Episcopus Suession. in Statut.
ann. 989. cap. 7 : Cum orariis, id est, stolis
duabus nilidis, item Zonis duabus,
id est, cinctoriis, ac mappulis totidem
nitidis, etc. Vide Durandi Ration, lib. 3.
cap. 4.
ZONA ROMANA dicitur, quod ab Ecclesia
Romana zonae usus in caeteras
Ecclesias profluxerit. Alcuinus lib. de
Offic. divin. : Pro baltheo nunc Zonarutn,
quas Romunas appellant, usus receptus
est.
ZONA PELLICEA, inter vestes monachicas
reponitur, apud Bedam in Vita
S. Cuthberti Episcopi num. 37. 38. [Cujus Zonae necessarium monachis
usum
docet S. Basilius, cap. 11. Reg. 14. exemplis
Eliae et S. Johannis.] B. Dorotheus
Doctr.: [Greek text].
Infra, de ejus significatu : [Greek text], etc. Adde Palladium in
Hist. Laus. cap. 38. Vide Glossar. med.
Graecitat. in [Greek]), col. 470.
1 ZONA, Corrigia, lorum. Statuta Equitum
Teuton, apud R. Duellium torn. 2.
Miscell. pag. 23: Calceos habeant sine
Zonis, fibulis et rostris.
Sounds to me that she once wore an iron girdle, or 'bra' even, over
her chest ... VERY uncomfortable!!
Best wishes, George
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George FERZOCO
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On 31 Oct 2007, at 15:20, Tom Izbicki wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
> culture
>
> I suspect this is more a penitential practice, like a hair shirt.
>
> Tom Izbicki
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