medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
At 11:05 AM -0800 2/22/03, ncaciola wrote:
>Actually, Margaret of Cortona's habit was not a traditional Franciscan habit
>at all. The third order of Franciscan penitents was only formalized in 1289,
>long after Margaret began living as a lay penitent under OFM oversight in
>the mid 1270s. The habit Margaret wore was made of rough beige-and-brown
>plaid cloth, an outfit that apparently communicated penitent status in
>general in the 13C-, without a strict association with any single order. Her
>relics, on display in Cortona, still wear this robe, and early depictions
>also always dress her in this way. See Andre Vauchez and Joanna Cannon,
>*Margherita of Cortona and the Lorenzetti,* (Penn State U Press, 1999) for
>the artistic tradition.
By the way, I have at least two colleagues who are collecting
medieval references to plaid clothing, if anyone has further
citations or illustrations.
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