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>>* Severinus, abbot (507)
>>- on a trip to Paris from his monastery of Agaunum, he
>>healed of various ailments both Eulalius, bishop of Nevers,
>>and king Clovis; on way back home, he was recognized as a
>>holy man by people who had never seen him before
>>
>There are several St Severini. Another, of course, is no less than
>Anicius Manlius Torquatus Severinus Boethius, author of the De Consolatione,
>who was in fact canonized at St Severinus, and whose tomb is honoured at the
>church of San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro in Pavia.
>
>George, how about a medieval-religion pilgrimage to the shrine of the
>father of
>medieval religion? I could do the spiritual thing, and I dare say we have
>among
>us those who know about the culinary and viticultural attractions of the
>region.
>
>Oriens.
Hello everyone,
I think I may have put a message up before about AMTS Boethius (sorry, it's
a hobby-horse of mine!), possibly under 23 October which is his feast day.
He was never actually canonised, but local veneration of him as a saint was
sanctioned (if that's the right word) in 1883 for the diocese of Pavia
only. I made a pilgrimage to San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro and was surprised to
find a sarcophagus with actual (well, are they?) relics, which I had not
suspected. He's in the undercroft beneath St Augustine--I hope they commune
together profitably.
Incidentally, one of the attractions of Pavia was the brick tower popularly
reputed to be the place where B. was incarcerated. Sadly, it fell down
several years ago, during the process of "restoration".
I now have an extensive B. collection so if anyone wants references from
editions from 1513 onwards, I might be able to help. Sadly, I can't afford
MSS or incunabula!
Cheers,
Brian
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