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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Marjorie Greene <[log in to unmask]> wrote: medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture As I was listening (with great nostalgia) to the Litany of the Saints chanted in Latin during the transfer of the pope's body from the Sala Clementina to San Pietro, I heard "Sancta Catarina." Assuming (and I confess I haven't done my homework) this is not "of Siena" or any of the other "Catherine"s following her, I was wondering why a saint banished from the canon (C. of Alexandria) - at least, I _think_ she was - is still included in the Litany. Tradition? And are there any other saints of dubious hisorical status still in the Litany? Respondeo: Catherine is indeed still in the Litany. From her position (between St John Vianney and St Teresa, rather than among the early martyrs, Perpetua, Felicity, Agnes) I would assume that she is indeed Catherine of Siena, not Cathering of Alexandria. Bill. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com ********************************************************************** 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