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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Saint Hoarve (Herve, Hervey) is a very interesting saint. I tried o demonstrate in a study that his vita is a mix of 3 compositions, the oldest from the 11th century, the latest from the end of the 13th or the beginning of the 14th, the second from the late 12th century. This mix shows there were in fact 2 saints bearing quite the same name. The hagiograph tells us the saint was born in Brittany, from a Breton continental mother ; but his father came originally from (Great-)Britain et retuned back to the Island. The name Herve (or Hervey) is a Frankish one : it has been given to the Breton saint under the influence of Marmoutier abbey. AY BOURGES ********************************************************************** 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