medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
With regard to churches dedicated to Old Testament figures, none come
quickly to mind. However, the medieval Carmelite Order had a special
interest in Elijah and Elisha - claiming that they were the original
founders of the hermit community on Mount Carmel - and so these two O.T.
prophets featured prominently in the Order's calendar of saints (and still
do). There is even an 18th cent. statue of Elijah - as founder of the
Carmelite Order - in St. Peter's, Rome.
Fifteenth century Carmelite catalogues of saints also contained other O.T.
figures whom the Carmelites claimed to have been hermits on Mount Carmel and
hence "members" of the Order, e.g. Jonah, son of the widow of Sarepta whom
Elijah raised from the dead, Obadiah who sheltered some of the prophets
during the persecution of Achab, the prophet Micah, and even John the
Baptist (whose statue, clothed as a Carmelite was in the Carmelite church,
Nottingham, in the 15th cent).
Richard Copsey
Richard Copsey, O.Carm.
7 High Street,
Old Aberdeen,
Scotland AB24 3EE
Tel: 01224 482444
Mobile: 0770 348 3889
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