medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
John Dillon wrote:
>
> It may not be a good idea to assume that in such matters local or
> particular use and general use are identical. _Campanilismo_ is not
> entirely an ultramontane tendency :-)
In which case, I suppose it won't help if I quote the Sarum Use or the
Hereford Use at you? I don't have a York Calendar, but there's no reason to
suppose that it would be any different.
> None of this, though, speaks to my query about the rationale for
> celebrating W. on 19. January when his _dies natalis_ is (now) said to
> have been 20. January.
Well, it would help if we knew how long this particular belief has been
held. Since 2001, perhaps - or 1969?
John Briggs
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