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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Phyllis Jestice <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Today (1. June) is the feast day of: Justin Martyr (d. c. 165) Justin was an adult convert to Christianity. Since he had had a good classical education, he ended up debating about Christianity with philosophers, opened a school of philosophy in Rome, and wrote about the merits of Christianity over Judaism. He fell foul of a Cynic in Rome, who denounced him to the authorities, whereupon he was flogged and then beheaded. Respondeo: His head does seem to have been preserved along with the rest of his body, though, if the monks of Downside Abbey are to be believed. A few years ago I was attending a conference there - organised by our own Carolyn Muessig and attended doubtless by many reading this posting. I went through a mysterious and inviting door, rather like the Sleeping Beauty, except for the beauty (also I was awake). Inside I found a glass case containing a pile of human bones, with a skull on the top. A card informed me that these were the relics of Justin Martyr. When I asked one of the brethren how they came to have such a relic, he replied "Didn't know we had him." Bill. --------------------------------- How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. Get Yahoo! Photos ********************************************************************** 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