medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
John Dillon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Jim Bugslag wrote:
>>Is there any record of which shrines, in particular, he [Simeon the
Armenian/Symeon of Polirone] visited in France and Spain?
>...the text of the Life in the _Acta Sanctorum_ specifically names (in ch. 5)
only St. James at Compostella and St. Martin at Tours.
i'll take a wild guess that Jim's interest here has to do with whether or not
Chartres was on Symeon's itinerary.
pursuant to that, perhaps others on the list might know of more or less
obscure sources which mention [pre-1200] "pilgrimages" to Chartres and could
have the Charity to post references to suchlike.
meanwhile, here are the relevant sections of Symeon's _Vita_ :
AASS, Jul. VI, Dies 26, S. Simeon monachus & eremita, in monasterio S.
Benedicti de Padolirona, prope Mantuam in Italia, Vita auctore monacho
Padolironensi anonymo ...
[Col. 0331E]
[Caput V.]
XVII.
His peragratis finibus, intravit Aquitaniam; dehinc petit Guasconiam;
penetravit Hispaniam; [Ex Gallęci regis filia diabolum expellit.] pervenit in
Galliciam: ecclesiam S. Jacobi apostoli petiit orationis gratia. Quibus in
partibus summus & ęternus opifex Deus, per fidelem Famulum suum multa &
pręclara peregit signa virtutum; quę quia innumera sunt, & sub descriptionis
compendio determinare nequimus, competentius omittere censemus, quam per
diffusa narrationis spatia longius evagemur. Ut autem Viri Dei opinio per
diversa Gallicię loca inclaruit, atque sanctitatis fama regi a illius
provincię innotuit, summa cum veneratione Christi Servum excoluit. Ipse vero
Sanctus filiam b ipsius regis, ab immundo spiritu arreptam, suis precibus
liberavit. Pro cujus liberatione rex sibi plurima auri & argenti dona obtulit.
Ex quibus omnibus nihil sibi, nisi servulum unum, Joannem nomine, accepit.
[Col. 0331F] Quem non ut servum, sed ut fratrem diligens, ut beatus Martinus
agebat, ita iste suo versa vice humiliter ministrabat.
XVIII.
[43] Post hęc quidem beatus Christi confessor Simeon, visitatis Sanctorum
corporibus, [Lustrata Britannia & Gaulia, prope Mantuam sedem figit] exinde
rediens, per Britanniam transitum habuit c. Ingreditur Franciam; Thuronim *
adiit; ibi beati Martini, magni & incomparabilis viri, oratorium petiit....
c
"Lots of useless other data points just enlarge the consciousness of the
agrieved showing how particular the pain is."
--Burma Shave
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