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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Phyllis Jestice <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Barbara (d. 306?) ....was deleted from the Roman Calendar in 1969 because of the lack of historical evidence of her existence---but who could doubt a story like this! indeed. *all* saints' lives being, by their nature, inherently incredible (what *is* a miracle, after all, if not something not to be believed?), the criteria mustered up to banish one or another from The List can hardly be anything other than arbitrary. i say, leave 'em *all* on the Calendar and let God sort them out. besides, i remember 1969, and there were a *lot* of very, very bad decisions being made that year. c ********************************************************************** 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