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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Further to Mark of Atina (Mark the Galilean): Today's feast in Atina of this apparently quite fictional local saint Mark is close in time to that of St. Mark the Evangelist (25. April). Atina's chiesa di San Marco (still popularly believed to have been dedicated to to M. the Galilean) was built into Roman ruins; its own ruins now incorporate the gateway to Atina's nineteenth-century municipal cemetery: http://tinyurl.com/2ex38qe For more on Mark the Galilean, see Herbert Bloch, _The Atina Dossier of Peter the Deacon of Monte Cassino: A Hagiographical Romance of the Twelfth Century_ (Cittą del Vaticano: Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, 1998; its Studi e testi, no. 346). Best, John Dillon ********************************************************************** 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