medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
When it comes to Mary, a substantial percentage of Christians throughout history have fallen into major theological error! That, one is tempted to say, is why she has been so popular (in both senses of the word).
Jim
There is a fairly recent theory that "Ascension" scenes such as Kurt pointed out in the Rabbula Gospels actually represent Mary's "Ascension". See Ally Kateusz, “Ascension of Christ or Ascension of Mary? Reconsidering a Popular Early Iconography,” Journal of Early Christian Studies, 23, no. 2 (Summer 2015), 273-303. I must admit that I was skeptical of this theory, but it would certainly seem to fit with the inscription on the Sens textile that Genevra alerted us to.
Jim
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I have been following this thread with interest, so thanks to you all. It helps to explain what is going on with an eighth-century textile in Sens that has attracted less attention than (it seems to me) it should. It is inscribed (woven into the fabric and difficult to read) COM TRANSIS SET MARIA MATER DOMINO DE APOSTOLIS. I would love to see your thoughts about it.
<http://www.kornbluthphoto.com/SensAssumption.html>
best,
Genevra
On 1/9/2020 4:51 AM, André-Yves Bourgès wrote:
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and cultureDear list-members
Besides Assumptio and Dormitio, there has been another word (Depositio) which is found before 597 in kalendar of Autun (XV Kal. feb. Depositio sanctae Mariae). I have a quick look at the works of Gregory of Tours : irreplaceable Greg, with whom we are able to find almost everything regarding the time he was living ! After he told the story how the corpse of Mary has been elevated on a cloud in Paradise where the Virgin has recovered her soul (resumpta anima)*, he confirmed that in his time (end of VIth century), the Marian Feast was celebrated mid-january (Hujus festivitas sacra mediante mense undecimo celebratur) in accordance to the date given in the Autun kalendar (the same date is also found in previous kalendars of Arles, Lyon, Auxerre).
ANDRE YVES BOURGES
* Diluculo autem levaverunt apostoli cum lectulo corpus ejus, posueruntque illud in monumento, et custodiebant ipsum, adventum Domini praestolantes. Et ecce iterum adstitit eis Dominus , susceptumque corpus sanctum in nube deferri jussit in paradisum : ubi nunc, resumpta anima, cum electis ejus exsultans, aeternitatis bonis, nullo occasuris fine, perfruitur.
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