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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture John Dillon wrote: > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > Yesterday (19. June) was the feast day of: > > 1) Gervase and Protase (??). G. and P. are the names assigned to the two tall, male, decapitated skeletons whose remains St. Ambrose of Milan, acting in 386 upon what he called a presentiment (to St. Augustine of Hippo and to Paulinus of Milan, it was a revelation), found in buried in that city's cemetery near the church of Sts. Nabor and Felix. Certainly it was providential, as A. now had two martyrs with whose remains he could sanctify his new cathedral, then still under construction. G. and P.'s translation to their new resting place, next to the one A. had destined for himself, took place on 19. June. Here they are now, with A. between them, in the crypt of Milan's Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio: > http://tinyurl.com/r5otc > http://static.flickr.com/52/124723968_aff97d80b8.jpg > > The departed appear to have skulls. Does decapitated in this case simply mean that the skulls were not attached, which is what happens when you get down to bones? Or do vertebrae show signs of injury? 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