medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
I think this is a variant of the folk-tale "The young man betrothed to a
Statue." (A folk tale that is still alive in Tim Burton's Corpse Bride"
!!)
You will find a detailed analysis of this in
Paull Franklin Baum, 'The Young Man betrothed to a Statue', Publications of
the Modern Language Association of America, 34 (1919) 523-579
particularly between pages 552-562 and on page 562 he refers to the story
you quote below.
Brenda,
Brenda M Cook,
Independent Scholar
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Subject: [M-R] A priest marrying a saint?
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> Dear all,
>
> Legenda aurea
tells about a priest Paulinus who served in the Church of
> Saint Agnes
but had difficulties with his vow of celibacy and therefore
> sought
permission for marriage. The pope, however, gave him Saint Agnes
> as his
spouse. According to the legend, Paulinus gave his ring to the
> statue
of Agnes who accepted it and the priest was released from his
>
temptations of the flesh.
>
> I wonder if there are any other
stories about priests marrying a saint
> during the Middle Ages? I am
familiar with the story of a priest
> Friedrich Sunder who marries Saint
Agatha, but would be interested to
> know about other examples.
>
> Thank you in advance,
>
> Meri Heinonen
>
>
Tutkijatohtori / Post-doctoral Researcher
> Centre for Medieval and Early
Modern Studies
> http://tucemems.utu.fi
>
>
Kulttuurihistoria / Cultural History
> 20014 TURUN YLIOPISTO / University
of Turku
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