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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

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