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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > 1) Modestus, (once) venerated at Benevento (d. ca. 304, > > supposedly). This > less well known saint from the Regno > > > In the absence of any decent visuals for M.... > > > ...we might look at her True & Accurate Portrait on the Southwest > corner of the North Porch of Chartres cathedral, probably from the > 1230s or so, miraculously still in pretty good shape after nearly 800 > years of weathering: Beautiful statue, Christopher, but a different St Modeste. She was supposed to have been one of the early converts to Christianity at Chartres who was believed to have been martyred by being thrown down the well in the cathedral crypt. She appears in Chartrain martyrologies on 16 June, I believe. Cheers, Jim ********************************************************************** 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