> > * Maxentius, abbot (c. 515)
> > - ate only barley bread and water; became a hunchback due to his
> > constant prayer
> >
> > * Salvius or Sauve, and Superius (c. 768)
> > - the latter-named saint's name was given to a corpse found over
> > the remains of Salvius; because it was on top, it was designated
> > 'Superius' or 'Superus': another candidate for the silly saint's name
> > competition
>
> George,
>
> Are you sure these two didn't come out of a Monty Python film?!
>
> I can just see Eric Idle with his "bring out yer dead" cart picking
> up "Superius" (who's not actually dead yet!).
well, he is now. and, as Peter Brown would put it, that's what counts for
sainthood in these parts.
> Sorry, I'm being silly again (gasp! shock! and on a respectable
> academic list no less!).
i'm -- we all are -- shocked. simply shocked.
rlandes
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