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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture And the Virgin Mary is the Stella maris, star of the sea. She's often depicted with a star on the shoulder of her robe. Laurel Broughton University of Vermont Chuck Blatchley wrote: >medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > >Thomas, > >You wrote: > > > >>May I ask if anyone knows of saints' lives that mention the association >>of a STAR with a saint? ... >> >> > >Standard iconography of Aquinas was a blazed star, sun, or triangle on his >chest. > >Chuck Blatchley >Pittsburg State University > >********************************************************************** >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