It has been some time since a query about lime pits appeared on the
list, but I was recently surprised to find a reference to one.
Apparently, in the Eastern church, the legend of St George includes
an episode of George in a lime pit, but this was apparently never
depicted in western art, and I could find no reference to it in the
Golden Legend. It is mentioned in Klaus J. Dorsch, Georgzyklen des
Mittelalters (Frankfurt a.M., 1983). p. 24. A far cry from
nunneries, but perhaps it is of interest.
Cheers,
Jim Bugslag
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