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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > A seventeenth-century icon showing S. in his display coffin on Corfu is here: > http://www.templegallery.com/getfullpage.php?stockno=45 > and here's a view of S. being carried in a recent procession: > http://www.greatlie.com/images/articles/AgSpyridon_sml2.jpg The poor guy has been dead for over 1500 years, and he's still on his feet! Is that posthumous asceticism, or something? I've never seen this practice before, as opposed to the more usual horizontal format. Was this common? 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