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Hmmmm....I'll have to check on that one, I haven't heard that, although Pius
II's heart is in Ancona because that's where he died due mostly to
depression over the fact that no one wanted to go on a crusade. 's why I
never throw a party...always afraid no one will show up...and look what
happens.
Wendy Reardon
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From: "John Dillon" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 12:56 AM
Subject: Re: [M-R] thefts of popes
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> Wendy (or George), What's the skinny on Tino Quinto having left his heart
in Ferentino? Those who haven't heard this one might want to check out
http://www.lazio.lafragola.kataweb.it/frosinone/superiori/lollighetti-ferent
ino/story70803.html
> for the story of Ferentino's consolation through the miraculous fulfilment
of a seemingly metaphorical promise and
http://web.tiscali.it/gennarocangiano/week.htm
> (a tourist industry site, so some caution is called for; search the page
for 'FERENTINO') for the claim that the heart is preserved at Ferentino's
church of S. Chiara. Has the reliquary in question been subjected to modern
scientific examination? If so, what were the findings with regard to its
contents? Best, John Dillon
>
>
> On Thu, 26 Sep 2002 14:47:09 -0400
> Wendy Reardon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> >
> >the real expert on Celestine V is our Pope of the LIst, George. Here's
the
> >first stealing of Celestine V:
> >
> >In 1326, Celestine was moved to the Church of St. Agatha, inside the
> >Ferentino city walls to protect it against a siege.
> >
> >After repeated unsuccessful attempts by the city of L'Aquila to buy the
> >body, two of Celestine's friars, Fra Yacobo de Rogi and Selmontino stole
it,
> >bringing it to L'Aquila on January 27, 1327. They interred it at the
end
> >of the left aisle in the Church of Sta. Maria de Collemaggio. About
> >100,000 people of L'Aquila held a festival for twenty days celebrating
the
> >return of Celestine to the city that he loved so much.
> >
>
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