medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Dr. Gordon Arthur wrote:
> John Briggs wrote:
>> Phyllis Jestice wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Today (29. June) is the feast day of:
>>>
>>> Peter Paul
>>
>> In the Sarum calendar, a Minor double feast.
>>
>> For some mysterious reason, the Book of Common Prayer only has Peter!
>
> The BCP tends to limit itself to one feast per saint. For Paul, the
> most important one is his conversion on January 25th.
Yes, I'd missed that one. This must be the explanation - taken over from
the First Prayer Book of Edward VI, which has both feasts.
John Briggs
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