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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > Mylor (unknown date) The legend of Mylor is spectacular and doubtful at a > historical level. Mylor seems to have been a saint of Brittany, with > Cornwall later substituted as his place of origin. The legend is that when > Mylor, a prince, was seven years old, the child's uncle killed his father. > The evil uncle wanted to kill Mylor too, but was dissuaded by a council of > bishops. Instead he chopped off Mylor's right hand and left foot (which > were replace with artificial limbs of bronze and silver). Mylor was sent > to a monastery, and within a few years his artificial limbs began to work > like real ones. This peeved the uncle, who had Mylor killed. The uncle, > by the way, touched Mylor's severed head and died within three days. > Amesbury had his relics. Dr. Jestice, Could you let me know your source for this entry? It's one I've never heard of before. (And anyone else on the list, if you have info, I'd appreciate a word...) Thank you, Terri Morgan ********************************************************************** 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