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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture When Neri II Accaiajuoli, Florientine Duke of Athens, died in 1394, he willed the city of Athens to "St. Maria di Atene" (in the Parthenon)/ DW Thomas Izbicki wrote: > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > Might the idea be some sort of "trust," holding the property in trust > for the saint. That is my best guess as Adrian I's reference to the > patrimony of Saint Peter (below): > > Add to Marked List <javascript: addRecord( 'Z100001375', > 'ChPLDAllMarked')>2. Vol. 98 > Adrianus I: > > LXVI. ITEM EPISTOLA EJUSDEM PAPAE, AD DOMNUM CAROLUM REGEM DIRECTA, In > qua continetur quod Neapolitani cum Graecis civitatem Terracinensem > invasissent . /12Kb/ > <http://pld.chadwyck.com/all/fulltext?ACTION=byid&warn=N&id=Z600001470&div=5&FILE=../session/1216666241_29207&DBOFFSET=80060985&ENTRIES=3> > > > ...una cum Terracina redderet, si 0322A per eorum patricium Siciliae > [H]Patrimonium sancti Petri recuperare licuisset; Arichim obstitisse, > ne darentur obsides, quia... > > > Tom Izbicki > > > > Christopher Crockett wrote: >> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and >> culture >> >> From: John Wickstrom <[log in to unmask]> >> >> >>> It may be relevant to note in this regard the famous donation of duke >>> >> William of Aquitaine to Cluny: the property was handed over from >> William's >> rule to "the holy apostles Peter and Paul" and to "the protection of the >> papacy" but that "the pontiff of the Roman See" was not to "invade the >> property of these servants of God... >> >> question is, who are the "servants of God"? >> >> the monks of Cluny or Peter & Paul? >> >> the modren tendency would be to think of the former; but the >> middlevils, who >> considered themselves to be living in the actual presence of the >> saints, would >> automatically consider it to be the latter. >> >> confusing the issue is the last clause, "or constitute any prelate >> over them >> against their will" >> >> which, if literally understood to refer to the saints, creates even more >> problems for the modren mind. >> >> c > ********************************************************************** 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