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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture At 10:37 PM 03/03/2001 +0400, you wrote: >medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > >Dear all > >Thanks to Juris, but we still don't have the why and wherefore -- if it is to be had at all. The >guy died of old age, bless him! So what did he do that got him sainted, apart from hearsay? >Anything? I see nothing in Martin of Tours or later writers. Can we pin Martin of Braga down to >just one teeny miracle, or do we simply say he was yet another 'called' saint? There is a brief passage about Martin of Braga in Gregory of Tours, _History of the Franks_ V, 37. Gregory doesn't assign any miracles to him but does say that he died "full of good works." My guess would be that his perceived sainthood was the result of a holy life and his battles against heresy. Stephen A. Allen [log in to unmask] ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html