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May I pose a query, which is in part bibliographical, and in part comparative:
To follow Delaruelle et al., the crucifix grew to play a more important role in
Christian piety toward the 10th/11th century. I have noticed that
miraculous visions involving the crucifix played a key role in the lives of
several 11th c. holy men, particularly in their formative stages: e.g.,
the image of Christ on a crucifix spoke to Richard of St. Vanne; at Corbie the
Christ actually got off of the crucifix in the middle of a crowded mass, walked
over to Gerard (later abbot of Sauve-Majeure), and stroked his head while
speaking comforting words. Then there are the weeping crucifixes, such as that
reported for Orleans by Raoul Glaber and the _Actis s. Petris Puellaris_, and
that mentioned by Ademar over Limoges. Is there any specialized work that has
been done on the role of such visions in the vitae or in piety, or their
morphology? Analyses of what Christ tells the visionaries? Are such visions
common as well for earlier and later periods?
Thanks in advance,
Dave Van Meter
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