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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > I appreciate Dennis Martin's theological discussion of intercessory prayer. > The thrust of my inquiry was more historical: at what point do we have > evidence: in the form of a surviving prayer, for instance, that such > intercession was actually occurring in a customary way. Dear John, It is clear that the relics of St Martin at Tours were operating thusly in the 5th century, and the early translations of relics of St Stephen at the end of the 4th century also point towards this conclusion. Cheers, Jim Bugslag ********************************************************************** 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