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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture In Iceland, no SURVIVING images, but to quote myself from the site of last year's issue of Peregrinations http://peregrinations.kenyon.edu/vol3_2/index3-2.html (and I stand to be corrected on any statements made about Zita's cult outside Iceland, please let me know! A Imaldagi is a church inventory.) ZITA Zita's cultus appears to have been rare outside Italy and England-- the latter more likely served as the origin for its appearance in Iceland. Two images, at Holtastaðir in Langidalur (DI V 350) and Möðruvellir in Eyjafjörður (DI V 308), were recorded in the collection of máldagar of Ólafur Rögnvaldsson, compiled between1461 and 1510. Both churches are in the vicinity of monasteries (Þingeyrar and Munkaþverá, respectively) where images of the saint were recorded in 1525 (DI IX 313, 305). Since we have no earlier records from those monasteries, the images might be older. It is worth noting that the image at Möðruvellir in Eyjafjörður was paid as part of the church's portio, along with, among other things, an alabaster altarpiece and an image of St. Lawrence, by the lady in charge of the farm between the visits of Bishop Gottskalk in 1450 and that of Ólafur Rögnvaldsson in 1461. She was Margrét, daughter of governor (hirðstjóri) Vigfús hólmr and wife of Þorvarður Loptsson. Vigfús's family was commemorated in the prayers of the chapter of Canterbury Cathedral, according to a letter from 1415 (DI III 764-765). It is possible that this English connection led to the purchase of an image for the church at Möðruvellir from which the devotion spread to the monastery at Munkaþverá, rather than the reverse. (fig. 11) Figure 11 St. Zita in Iceland. Dots indicate churches and chapels; the cross is Hólar Cathedral. Pink dots are locations of statues of St. Zita, from left to right: Þingeyrar monastery, Holtastaðir church, Möðruvellir church, Munkaþverá monastery. Map: Margaret Cormack. The dots are on the website, or you can see the same thing, somewhat to my own amazement, at: http://www.saintsgeog.net/saintCatResults.php yellow spots mark Zita sites, green spots are other churches. Meg ________________________________ From: medieval-religion - Scholarly discussions of medieval religious culture on behalf of Revd Gordon Plumb Sent: Fri 4/27/2012 12:48 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [M-R] Feasts and Saints of the Day: Apr. 27 medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture St Zita (also known as Sitha in England): Mapledurham, St Margaret, Oxfordshire: http://www.flickr.com/photos/22274117@N08/5591899447/ Fairford, St Mary, Gloucs. sVII, B5: http://www.flickr.com/photos/22274117@N08/4607629718/ Mells, St Andrew, Somerset: http://www.flickr.com/photos/22274117@N08/3485820889/ Addlethorpe, St Nicholas, Lincolnshire: http://www.flickr.com/photos/22274117@N08/6178794390/ Langport, All Saints, Somerset: http://www.flickr.com/photos/22274117@N08/2828287907/ Winchester Cathedral, North Choir Aisle: http://www.flickr.com/photos/22274117@N08/4437860931/ Winchester College, Hampshire, South window Thurburn's Chantry: http://www.flickr.com/photos/22274117@N08/3456893486/ Gordon Plumb ********************************************************************** 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