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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Assuming one means by "chaste" a marriage free of sexual relations (Christian chastity applies to all--not acting out of cupiditas and lust but out of caritas--but the chastity of a married couple will, of course, take place in a rather different context than that of a celibate religious), the historian in me asks how one could know that Henry and Cunegunde did or did not engage in marital relations. That they had no children would be obvservable to outsiders. But how would one know, especially at this distance, that they engaged in marital intercourse but no children resulted from it rather than remained abstinent? Dennis Martin >>> [log in to unmask] 07/12/02 17:33 PM >>> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture , Canterbury. Henry II (d. 1024) . . . . Later legend gave Henry a prime qualification for sainthood: a chaste marriage (in reality, his marriage to Cunegunde appears to have simply been childless). He was canonized in 1146. Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice [log in to unmask] ********************************************************************** 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 ********************************************************************** 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