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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 > > I've seen the telephone-booth presentation with other Greek saints. I don't know about common. Relics are much more scarce in Greece than in Italy & Spain. DW ********************************************************************** 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