medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Hi Phyllis--I actually wrote a paper about this many years ago in graduate
school. And the answer is--yes, it was well-established by the
11th-century, although it's not clear when it began. Best, Megan
At 04:41 PM 11/28/2004 -0800, you wrote:
>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
>Esteemed fellow medievalists:
>
>Can anyone tell me when the miracle of the holy fire is first
>attested? That is, the spontaneous, miraculous lighting of the lamp
>above the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem during the Easter vigil (?)
>service. I know it's still going on today, and I've found a mention
>of it in an eleventh-century source; was it already an accepted
>miracle of great antiquity in the eleventh century?
>
>Best,
>Phyllis
>
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