medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On Sunday, May 22, 2011, at 3:18 am, Terri Morgan sent:
> Castus of Calvi (and Cassius of Sinuessa) (d. 66, supposedly) is the
> legendary martyred protobishop of today's Calvi Risorta in northern
> Campania. <SNIP>
> ... Castus ... has a legendary Passio linking him with a
> fellow martyr Cassius (also thought to be a transplant from Africa but
> said to have been the protobishop of Sinuessa). <SNIP>
> In this later twelfth-century mosaic in the cathedral of Monreale
> in Sicily Cassius and Castus are shown causing the destruction of a
> temple, its idol, and its priests: http://www.jemolo.com/alta/mo68.jpg
>
A larger view (expandable) of that mosaic:
http://tinyurl.com/42tstdd
Best,
John Dillon
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