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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Dear John, Many, many thanks for a smashimg bit of detective work! The Sulpicia in question is neither of the two women poets mentioned but instead another member of this aristocratic ancient Roman _gens_, Sulpicia Patercula, the wife of Fulvius Flaccus. Pliny, _Natural History_, 7. 35 calls her the most chaste of Roman matrons. You can read about her there or in Valerius Maximus (8. 15. 12). Or, among medieval authors, at Christine de Pizan, _Livre de la cité des dames_, 2. 43. 3 and Boccaccio, _De mulieribus claris_, 67. I have a pbk of Christina somewhere .... S. seems to have been canonized at the Walters. Their authority is THAT great ?? !! But clearly St Supice de la Foret must be dedicated to one of the male Sulpicii. It just seemed appropriate if a House of Fontevriste nuns was dedicated to a female famous for her chastity ..... Best, Brenda. ********************************************************************** 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