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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture To call Christina's experience a "cataleptic fit" takes liberties with Thomas of Cantimpré's account of her life. He says that she died and on the next day, as the requiem mass was being said over her, she came back to life. See the translation of Thomas's The Life of Christina the Astonishing by Margot H. King (Peregrina Publishing Co, 1999), ch. 5, p. 18, where her disgust for the smell of human bodies is also recorded. Steve Fanning >Today (24. July) is the feast day of: > >Christina the Astonishing (blessed) (d. 1224) Christina with the really >great nickname was born near Liege in 1150. In 1182 she had a cataleptic >fit, which set off a series of incredible mystical phenomenathat lasted >the rest of her life. > >[One of my favorite tales. My recollection is that Christina was so >disgusted by the smell of human flesh that she levitated to the roof beams >of the church. --TLL] ********************************************************************** 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