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Thanks. I could have been a tiara rather than a full crown so I think the
8th C one is the best bet and the Paris connection may be significant. BMC
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From: Catherine Matthews
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 5:43 PM
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Subject: Re: [M-R] Saint Amelie
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Dear Brenda,
It looks as though there may be two candidates for your St. Amelie, who,
like so many early saints, goes by multiple names ( Amelia, Amelie, Amalia
and Amalberga). Here is a starting point:
http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=1299#wiki This entry
focuses on the 7th century saint, who separated from her noble husband and
entered religious life.
The website for Notre Dame University also offers information about the 8th
century saint
(http://faith.nd.edu/s/1210/faith/interior.aspx?sid=1210&gid=609&calcid=53508&calpgid=61&pgid=15415&crid=0)
; unless I am reading it mistakenly, it seems that the relics of this St.
Amelia can be found in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on Notre Dame's
campus.
Neither the 7th nor the 8th century Amelia appears to have been a queen (one
seems to have been married to a duke and the other rejected marriage) so the
depiction you describe isn't a perfect match to either, but I hope this
helps.
Catherine Matthews
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