medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Marjorie,
There is some good information on this in Pierre-Andre Sigal, L'homme et le miracle dans la
France medievale (XIe-XIIe siecle) (Paris, 2007), pp. 165ff, "La dynamique miraculeuse". I
don't believe there was an "official rite" but the process was rather different if it was the case
of a previously unrecognized saint, i.e. an actual elevation, which by the 12th century or so
needed episcopal cooperation to proceed. It was different in the case of a transference from
one reliquary into another, or from an elevated sarcophagus to a reliquary.
Cheers,
Jim
On 18 Jul 2009 at 22:29, Marjorie Greene wrote:
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> First I must confess that these questions were inspired by a viewing
> of an episode
of the Brother Cadfael series. If the historical
> accuracy of the mise-en-scène is a mess - and I don't know enough to
> judge - forgive my naiveté. Was there an official rite in the 12th c.
> for the translation of relics? Did one, as was done in the episode, go
> out with farm implements and dig up bones as others stood around
> swinging censers and other unidentified objects, chanting, etc, etc?
> Did the rite - if there was one - vary from region to region? I looked
> on line but found nothing but a website offering me some relics for
> sale. I'm not concerned with the removal of relics from one reliquary
> to another or from one church to another. I'm inquiring about the
> manner in which a buried saint, or saintly candidate, was removed from
> the ground. If anyone can point me to a link or a book, I'd be quite
> content. I don't expect a lengthy disquisition - unless
you can
> produce one off the top of your head. Thanks in advance. MG
>
> Marjorie Greene
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