medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
From: "jbugslag"
>
> This is perhaps not a stupid question but certainly an uninformed one. In
> depictions of the Annunciation, Gabriel's greeting to Mary is variously
> spelled as "Ave gratia plena" and "Ave gracia plena". Does anyone know
> why these two spellings occur, and what might account for the use of one
> or the other?
In medieval Latin, any "t" before an "ia" or an "io" was in danger of being
replaced by a "c".
John Briggs
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