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> * Maxentius, abbot (c. 515) > - ate only barley bread and water; became a hunchback due to his > constant prayer > > * Salvius or Sauve, and Superius (c. 768) > - the latter-named saint's name was given to a corpse found over > the remains of Salvius; because it was on top, it was designated > 'Superius' or 'Superus': another candidate for the silly saint's name > competition George, Are you sure these two didn't come out of a Monty Python film?! I can just see Eric Idle with his "bring out yer dead" cart picking up "Superius" (who's not actually dead yet!). Terry Jones would make a splendid Maxentius, I think. Sorry, I'm being silly again (gasp! shock! and on a respectable academic list no less!). Tim Rayborn ;-) [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%