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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture The priests and Eucharistic ministers had orange umbrellas held over them - not, as my husband initially thought, to protect them from the forecast (but almost miraculously absent) rain, but so communicants could see where to go. - So the tradition continues. Rosemary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Crockett" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 3:16 PM Subject: Re: [M-R] saints of the day 16. September (part 2) - St Ninian . in most depictions of processions, above the reliquary being carried, is almost always an umbrella. not to shield it from the sun/rain, but rather to let everybody know where the Main Event was in the procession. 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 ********************************************************************** 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