medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
cf also Paschasius Radbertus, Passiones ss. Rufini et Valerii, MIGNE
PL 120, 1489f.
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Am 25.03.2008 um 20:13 schrieb Andrew Larsen:
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> And there were certainly popular sermons in the High and Late M.A.
> that
> featured discussions of fraudulent relics. I recall one sermon with
> a story
> about a man who prayed to a fraudulent relic believing it was a
> genuine
> relic, and he was rewarded for his faith in the fake relic with a
> genuine
> miracle. Another sermon tells the story of a preacher who carried
> around a
> peacock feather and claimed it was the feather of an angel. So
> preachers
> certainly felt that there was enough popular awareness of fraudulent
> relics
> that the subject could be addressed in sermons.
>
> Andrew E. Larsen
>
>
> On 3/25/08 1:50 PM, "Tom Izbicki" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
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>> There was a known difference between fraudulent relics (see the fight
>> over the Wilsnack hosts as described, most recently by Bynum) and
>> things
>> that were believed to be true then but are not now. Think of the
>> saints
>> removed from the calendar by Paul VI. These latter (like George)
>> were
>> believed in devoutly, & their cults are examples of a different age
>> of
>> religiosity.
>>
>> Tom Izbicki
>>
>> V. Kerry Inman wrote:
>>> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
>>> culture I sorry, I don't follow you. I am a modern. I study the
>>> medieval period. I am interested in whether or not the relics are
>>> true. Am I offending someone's religion by saying that at the very
>>> least most of them look like frauds? Does this really offend people?
>>> Seriously, I don't know anyone like this, yet the discussion on this
>>> list seems to be like a debate over whether God exists or not?
>>>
>>> V. K. Inman
>>>
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>>> Dear friends,
>>> Thank you for the interesting discussion, but the question of
>>> "true" or "false" concernig relics is a modern one and not
>>> historical, at least not medieval.
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