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In the 15thC, in records from the Morea with which I deal, there is the
occasional mention of churches to Sta. Veneranda. The town of
Nauplion had a Sta. Veneranda outside the [pathetic] city walls & the
main road going from Nauplion toward Argos was called the /strada Santa
Veneranda. /I 3 find churches to Sta. Venerada in 14th C Crete, where
the Albanian presence was minimal, if at all.
I have assumed that Veneranda is the Italian understanding of the Greek
Agia Pareskevi -- Saint Friday -- venerdi
DW
jbugslag wrote:
>> hu/etalon/316.jpg
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>
> Dear John,
> A small point, perhaps, but I've never seen Veneranda described as a saint. Most accounts
> I've read of this painting interpret Veneranda as the Christian woman who was buried here,
> who hoped that St Petronilla would help her on the way to paradise. If Veneranda is also
> considered a saint, do you have a reference for that?
> Cheers,
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