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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Jo-Ann McNamara <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >...When she actually went into labor, every important relic was sent to attend the accouchement....And Anne was most grateful. Major gifts went to them all. just curious, does your source happen to mention a relic from Chartres? the _tunica_ or _camisa_ of the Virgin, thought to be the garment she wore at her own birthing day was, among other things, believed to have special potency for women in labor and, apparently, small replicas were sold to expectant mothers from at least the late middle ages. the present relic, essentially a long piece of cloth, http://ariadne.org/centrechartraine/voile/voile.html , appears to be somewhat different from that which was thought to have been there in the M.A., which was actually in the form of a shirt/nightgown/"chemise", here seen in a 1696 ms. painting of the arms of the Chapter: http://ariadne.org/centrechartraine/voile/1696_Armes.jpg (cf. Yves Delaporte on the relic and pilgrimage associated with it: http://ariadne.org/centrechartraine/voile/dghe-8v.html , with the note at the bottom of the page by Jim Bugslag citing a 1477 inventory from Fontevrault: '1477, quatre chemises de linge de la Vierge de Chartres.') did Anne have the benefit of one of these? best from here, christopher ********************************************************************** 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