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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture I can't find a reference to this but I've forwarded it to Christine James of Swansea, who has worked on all the medieval Welsh poetry to roods. Crossley and Ridgway's series of articles on Welsh screens and rood lofts in Archaeologia Cambrensis in the mid C20 may have something - I'll try to remember to check next time I'm in Cardiff. A couple of other relevant bits. It's worth remembering that in 1300, the church of St Mary at Conwy had very recently been taken out of monastic use and made into a parish church. After Edward I finally defeated the kings of independent Wales in 1282-3, he wanted to build a castle and borough at the mouth of the river Conwy. He moved a Cistercian community from the site up river to Maenan. He had the conventual buildings demolished and made the church into the parish church of his new borough, leaving the monastery as its rector. Trying to establish the church as a pilgrimage centre must be political, though I don't know which way you would interpret it. Conwy has a magnificent rood screen but it's of very late Perpendicular date, probably early C16. Screens could be built to hold earlier rood figures (there's a good example from Kemeys Inferior in south Wales) but if the Conwy rood was an important focus for veneration by the end of the Middle Ages, it's odd that it hasn't left more trace in the records. The other person you could contact is Richard Marks, who is currently working on a book on rods and rood screens. Hope this helps - do let us know how you get on. If this is a new one, Richard and Christine will certainly want to know about it. Maddy Dr Madeleine Gray PhD, FRHistS Reader in History/ Darllenydd mewn Hanes School of Humanities and Lifelong Learning /Ysgol Ddyniaethau a Dysgu Gydol Oes University of South Wales/Prifysgol De Cymru Caerleon Campus/Campws Caerllion, Newport/Casnewydd NP18 3QT Tel: +44 (0)1633.432675 'Small wonder politicians no longer read history. It would give them nightmares.' (Simon Jenkins) ________________________________________ From: medieval-religion - Scholarly discussions of medieval religious culture [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Sue Ridyard [[log in to unmask]] Sent: 30 June 2013 20:00 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [M-R] Holy Cross of Conwy medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Dear all I'm working on an article concerning one of the miracles of the canonization process of St Thomas Cantilupe (and on an edition and translation of the process). This one concerns the town of Conwy in N Wales and includes multiple references to a miracle-working cross in the parish church of St Mary (this c. 1300). I haven't been able to find out anything more about this cross. Does anyone know of further evidence for it? Sue ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe 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: unsubscribe 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/medieval-religion ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe 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: unsubscribe 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/medieval-religion