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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Jim, that is a fascinating remark (though it appears that the window in question was only one of several at S Denis from the Life of St. Benedict.) The relics of St. Benedict were in fact transferred to Fossés in 868; the relationships between Glanfeuil, Fossés and S. Denis were at that time very close. Members of the Rorigo family (a powerful Maine-based Frankish clan) appear to have been in control of all three abbeys in the mid and late 9th century. Moreover, late Carolingian kings were much interested both in Fossés and S. Denis .I don’t know how far into the future such close relationships were maintained..but I’m currently looking into the issue. thanks, John Wickstrom From: medieval-religion - Scholarly discussions of medieval religious culture [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dr Jim Bugslag Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 3:59 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [M-R] FW: [M-R] Feasts and Saints of the Day: July 11 medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture On 11/07/2011 11:55 AM, Christopher Crockett wrote: medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture From: John Wickstrom <mailto:[log in to unmask]> <[log in to unmask]> John, in the context of your long-standing expertise regarding the 12th c. sources on St. Maur, could you hazard a guess as to why an episode in his life might have been chosen (presumably by Suger) for depiction in a window in the new St. Denis choir? or, is Maur just "incidental" here --the real subject being St. Benny's life? Christopher, I heard a paper at Kalamazoo in May by John Wickstrom (a listmember?) on translations of the relics of St Maurus, which made their way -- like those of Benedict himself and his sister St Scholastica -- to the Loire valley, at the abbey of Glanfeuil. But at some point in the 11th century, the relics of St Maurus were transferred to the Cluniac abbey of Fossé, near Paris. I've no idea whether there were direct links with Saint-Denis, but St Maurus's relics were at least fairly close by. Cheers, Jim ********************************************************************** 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