medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
The name Pamela is not ancient. It was invented by Sir Philip Sidney in
the late sixteenth century for a character in his Arcadia. Any Saint
Pamela (and no doubt some who have borne this popular name have achieved
sainthood) would have to post-date Sidney's romance.
Cheers,
Martin Howley
Dr Martin Howley, Humanities Librarian, Tel: (709) 737-8514
QE II Library, Memorial Univ of Newfoundland FAX: (709) 737-2153
St John's, NL, Canada A1B 3Y1 E-mail:[log in to unmask]
On Sun, 8 Feb 2004, Thomas Renna wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
> Now that all the sceptics on the Holy List are ready to throw me off the
> Tarpeian Rock, I checked all the calendars around my apartment, office,
> and local bookstores (here in Macerata, near Ancona, where I'm teaching
> this semester). They list S. Eulalia for Feb 12. Only my desk calendar
> of saints (published by Mondadori, edited by Claudio Giustini, Dec 2003)
> puts S. Pamela for Feb 12, followed by an advertisement for Jules Verne
> and of course the appropriate zodiac reading. Only in Italy can one wake
> up to a TV newscast with the saint of the day, followed by one's
> astrological instructions.
>
> In ogni modo,grazie a tutti,
>
> Thomas Renna
> Saginaw Valley State
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