medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
There was a similar debate about St Apollonia - who in the original account
of her 'martyrdom' was described as an elderly deaconess, and was probably
not a virgin. Her teeth were smashed and she was threatened with burning at
the stake if she refused to recant, but she herself leaped into the fire.
Maddy
Dr Madeleine Gray, in the foothills of God's golden county of Gwent
(Department of Humanities and Science
UWCN Caerleon Campus
PO Box 179
Newport NP18 3YG
Tel: +44 (0)1633.432675
http://humanities.newport.ac.uk/HIST.html)
' "Education!" said Eyore bitterly. "What is Learning?" asked Eyore. "A
thing Rabbit knows! Ha!" '
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