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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Worth remembering that the 25th is our (here in Wales) equivalent of St Valentine's Day. And it's an interesting pattern, isn't it: chaste virgins who become patron saints of lovers, virgin martyrs as patron saints of women in childbirth, the BVM's girdle being used in childbirth etc. Maddy Dr Madeleine Gray, in the foothills of God's golden county of Gwent (Department of Humanities and Science UWCN Caerleon Campus PO Box 179 Newport NP18 3YG Tel: +44 (0)1633.432675 http://humanities.newport.ac.uk/HIST.html) ' "Education!" said Eyore bitterly. "What is Learning?" asked Eyore. "A thing Rabbit knows! Ha!" ' ********************************************************************** 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