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The shifting of Cornelius and Cyprian took a surprisingly long time to set in. See Louis Tongeren, _Exaltation of the Cross: Toward the Origins of the Feast of the Cross and the Meaning of the Cross in Early Medieval Liturgy_ (Leuven: Peeters, 2001), p. 49, n. 31.
Best again,
John Dillon
On Tuesday, September 16, 2008, at 7:22 am, John Briggs wrote:
> John Dillon wrote:
> >
> > Today (16. September) is the feast day of:
> >
> > 1) Cornelius, pope (d. 253) and Cyprian of Carthage (d. 258). From
> > at least the sixth century (and quite likely from some time in the
> > earlier fourth century; see under CYPRIAN, below, ad fin.) until the
> > beginning of the fifteenth century (and perhaps later in some places
> > that didn't get the memo) this joint feast was celebrated on 14.
> > September.
>
> Cornelius and Cyprian would have been shifted in some (most?) places
> to make
> way for the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.
>
> John Briggs
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