medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today, January 18, is the feast day of:
>>
>> Beatrice d'Este II da Ferrara (Blessed) (d. 1262)
>> Today is Beatrice's dies natalis. A cult arose very quickly. The water
>> used to wash her body was said to have caused miracles and until its
>> dissolution in 1512 the sisters would repeat the washing as needed in
>> order
>> to have a supply of the wonder-working liquid. A new tomb in the
>> monastery
>> cloister became a pilgrimage destination; condensation from it
>> continues to
>> be collected several times a year for distribution to the faithful.
A propos of an earlier thread, this provides one explanation of why one
would wash a dead body. I wonder how this continual washing affected
the miraculous corpse?
Cheers,
Jim
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