On 4 May 00, at 10:57, Bill East wrote:
> Interim Saints - May 4th
> PELAGIA, virgin and martyr (3rd cent)
>
> Pelagia was a young girl living at Tarsus in the reign of Diocletian .
> . . She thenceforward refused to marry the son of Diocletian, who was
> desperately in love with her. The poor young man committed suicide
> when he found his suit was vain, and diocletian, highly incensed,
> ordered Pelagia to be enlcosed in a brazen bull over a fire.
Even for a Christian martyrdom, this is a most peculiar manner of
execution. Yet, it was also apparently used for St Eustace and his
family. Is there some ascertainable significance to brazen bull
roastings?
Jim Bugslag
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