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Denmark is lucky enough to have the head of Pope St. Lucius I in a head
reliquary of St. Ansgar's CAthedral in Copenhagen...
Wendy Reardon
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From: "Jussi Hanska" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 4:14 AM
Subject: Re: [M-R] apostolic remains in northern Europe
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Dear Phyllis,
Alas, no relics of the apostles in Finland. We just have to get along some
how with few pieces of the innocent children of Bethlehem and some bones of
obscure early Christian martyrs. Perhaps our brothers the Swedes are better
off?
Cheers,
Jussi Hanska
At 08:28 24.2.2002 -0800, you wrote:
>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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>Hmm. That's interesting. Not only two of my saints' books but the
>literature you can get at the church of S. Matthias in Trier itself all
>claim exclusive status for their relics. Could it be an issue of "critical
>mass" of relics? I'm semi-guessing that other relics of apostles made it
>north; didn't Augustine of Canterbury already bring some relics of St.
>Peter to England in 596---I've always assumed that this was little bits(?)
>Are there other northern European churches with pieces of apostles? The
>Trier references consistently say that they have the "tomb" of
>Matthias---which at least to my mind suggests a majority of the body.
>
>Phyllis
>
> >medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> >
> >Phyllis,
> >
> >>> Matthias (1st cent.) ... St. Helena is supposed to have discovered
> >Matthias' relics in
> >>> Palestine and brought them to Rome, where some are still preserved in
> >the
> >>> church of S. Maria Maggiore; Helena arranged for part of the relics to
> >be
> >>> sent to Trier (the only tomb of an apostle north of the Alps).
> >
> >The only tomb of an apostle north of the Alps? What about St Andrews,
> >Scotland which, at ca. 56º N latitude, is approximately 10º further north
> >than the Alps (indeed, further north than Trier as well), and which
> >purports to have the relics of its namesake?
> >
> >--Christopher
> >
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