medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Dear All
Marjorie’s right about the original dedication of Ss Apostoli,
built between 556 and 574 and said to commemorate the Byzantine expulsion of
the Goths from Rome in 554. This may have been only about half a century after
the destruction of the Martyrium at Hierapolis in Phrygia, the Byzantine
basilica supposedly built around the shrine of Philip. There is a recent
illustrated account of the relics at Ss Apostoli and Philip’s skull relic near
Pathos in Cyprus at
http://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2009/11/fate-of-relics-of-apostle-philip.html
Though May 1 is explained as a dedication feast of Ss Apostoli,
it may be that it was also meant to deal with the awkward veneration of two apostles
in late April. Philip was commemorated on April 22 in the earliest lists (the
Jerome Martyrology noted May 1 as the day of his depositio), and James
the Lord’s Brother on April 25 (though also variously on March 15 and December
27).
In the East, Philip is commemorated on November 14 (the 17th in
Armenia) and James the Brother of Jesus on October 23. I’m comfortable with fourth-quarter-of-the-month
Western apostolic feasts, but still don’t have a firm handle on the evolution
and explanation of feast dates in the Eastern churches. Can colleagues point me
in useful directions?
Best wishes
Graham
From: medieval-religion - Scholarly discussions
of medieval religious culture [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Marjorie Greene
Sent: 26 July 2010 16:45
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [M-R] saints of the day 25. July redux
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval
religion and culture
Graham, Thanks. I should have remembered that Ss. Apostoli
in Rome is dedicated to Philip and James - I think. Their relics are
supposedly in the pseudo-catacomb crypt.
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval
religion and culture Dear Marjorie You’re right about the small number of
dedications in honour of James the Less on his own: a handful in England and
Wales and one in Scotland. However, there are at least 18 ancient churches in
England at which James is venerated together with Philip. Their traditional
joint feast day in the West, May 1, was popular with pastoral communities for
the start of summer grazing. Best wishes Graham From: medieval-religion
- Scholarly discussions of medieval religious culture
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Marjorie Greene medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of
medieval religion and culture
**********************************************************************
To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask]"
target="_blank">[log in to unmask] To send a message to the list,
address it to: [log in to unmask]"
target="_blank">[log in to unmask] To leave the list, send
the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask]"
target="_blank">[log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to
contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask]"
target="_blank">[log in to unmask] For further
information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html
|
********************************************************************** 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