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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture the Premonstratensian abbey of St. Yved of Braine (Aisne) is well known to historians of medieval art for its quite fine “High Gothic” architectural and sculptural remains: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Saint-Yved_de_Braine_WBl_050930-4372.jpg http://www.mcah.columbia.edu/dbcourses/murray/medium/braine_yved_312129_vrcci.jpg http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4132/5032937975_e9894a604f.jpg http://www.flickr.com/photos/z_tronenglueck/5032938605/lightbox/ http://www.mcah.columbia.edu/dbcourses/murray/large/braine_yved_312107_vrcci.jpg http://www.artandarchitecture.org.uk/assets/aa_image/320/6/0/8/d/608d50cd06f2ea3eccd70c2412e29ed78241f402.jpg however, my present interest concerns an interesting miracle which was said to have occurred there sometime between 1152 and 1158. It seems that during the celebration of a mass on the occasion of the conversion of several Jewish families in the neighborhood (according to a mid-19th c. account) “au moment de l’élévation, Jésus-Christ apparut à la place de l’hostie, sous la forme d’un enfant. Il disparut presque aussitôt, ne laissant entre les mains du prêtre que les espèces de l’hostie consacrée.” the primary officiant at the mass was the Archbishop of Reims, Henry “of France” (Louis VII’s kid brother) who, afterward gave the abbey the chasuble which he was wearing at the time –in red silk, richly decorated with pearls and gold brocade– and this, together with the chalice used in the mass, were kept as precious relics, perhaps into modern times (i have yet to discover the fate of these objects, alas). Professor Oliver Guyotjeannin of the École de chartes has recently published “Le chartrier de l’abbaye prémontrée de Saint-Yved de Braine (1134-1250)” and mentions this miracle in his introduction, noting: “Saint-Yved… se single aussi comme un foyer actif dans la diffusion du cult eucharistique: elle est célèbre pour arbriter une sainte Hoste miraculeuse.” (http://tinyurl.com/3vsvbud ) the term “cult eucharistique” is one i have not seen before. is anyone here familiar with it? thanks in advance, 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