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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture merum wrote : « In the Roman Calendar, 8 Sept is Mary's birthday; IC day, the feast of her conception, is celebrated nine months prior, on 8 Dec. » Catholic Encyclopedia : « As in other cases of the same kind the feast originated in the monastic communities. The monks, who arranged the psalmody and composed the various poetical pieces for the office, also selected the date, 9 December, which was always retained in the Oriental calendars. [Š] In the Western Church the feast appeared (8 December), when in the Orient its development had come to a standstill. [Š] The "Martyrology of Tallaght" compiled about 790 and the "Feilire" of St. Aengus (800) register the Conception of Mary on 3 May [Š] The Scholiast adds, in the lower margin of the "Feilire", that the conception (Inceptio) took place in February, since Mary was born after seven months -- a singular notion found also in some Greek authors. » Frank Gayte ********************************************************************** 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