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I don't care who he is, a hunk is a hunk. And I noted the NewAdvent page
because of the crown of thorns associated with Theodore. However, I've since
changed my mind; I find Saint Louis more likely because of the kingliness
and the crown of thorns, the "crowning" glory of his relic finds/purchases.
MG
>From: Jim Bugslag <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: [M-R] Can anyone identify this saint ?
>Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 17:45:33 -0500
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>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> > The "soldierly" appearance and the sword reminded me of the statue of
>Saint
> > Theodore at one of the great cathedrals of France, perhaps Chartres,
> > Strasbourg... If I may inject a personal note, he's quite a hunk!
>
>Well, I wouldn't have put it exactly like that, but it has been widely
>noted that this
>military saint on the Martyr's Portal of Chartres Cathedral, the left-hand
>doorway on
>the south transept, is a paradigm of contemporary knightliness. Not to
>burst any
>bubbles or anything, but I have a recent article that attempts to
>reidentify said
>"hunk" as St. Eustace rather than St. Theodore. The New Advent article on
>St.
>Theodore, by the way, is in error about the number of scenes of Theodore of
>Amasea's life in the stained glass of Chartres Cathedral: there are only 8
>scenes,
>the rest of the window being dedicated to another saint (St. Vincent, I
>believe).
>Cheers,
>Jim Bugslag
>
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