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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture From: Dr Jim Bugslag <[log in to unmask]> > I find it fascinating that there is actually a word, dendrite, to describe a hermit living in a tree. well, Jim, trees were notably larger, en ces temps la. the real miracle here is the fact that Dave could have found a tree large enough to actually live in *in Mesopotamia,* which is particularly noted for being Dendritacally Challenged. c >> On Thursday, June 23, 2011, at 11:41 pm, Terri Morgan sent: > >> David of Thessalonika (d. c540) was from Mesopotamia. He must have made his way to Thessalonika at a young age, because he was a hermit outside the city for seventy years – living three of them in a tree. ********************************************************************** 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