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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture <snip> > I'm puzzled why, since there's such a shortage of interesting saints for > 21. December, the latest Roman calendar moved the commemoration of Thomas > the Apostle from this date to the date of his translatio. Was it part of a > concerted effort to free up Advent? > > Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice Or is it related to Dec 21st being the day (or eve) of Solstice, a significant Pagan holy day, and one associated with quite a few "holy child" births. Perhaps, rather than subsuming the holiday, it was considered better to reduce it's religious significance to avoid the risk of providing cover, as it were, for practises not condoned by the Church? Terri ********************************************************************** 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