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There is a Saint Isidore (not the Sevilla's one, of course), who is
represented with a spade; but I've not my documentation here. What about
Barbier de Montault ?
Cordially,
Denis
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Ya que'qu'chos'qui cloch'la-d'dans,
J'y retourne immédiat'ment.
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Denis Hüe,
responsable du Master Lettres Langues Communication
Centre d'Etude des Textes Médiévaux, (CETM-CELAM)
Université de Haute Bretagne
http://www.uhb.fr/alc/medieval
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From: "Matthew Gabriele" <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: Re: [M-R] A mystery saint
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
> St. Guthlac? He commanded some birds in Felix's life and tilled in the
> marshes,
> didn't he?
>
> Best,
> Matt
>
> Quoting Jim Bugslag <[log in to unmask]>:
>
>> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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>> Dear Colleagues,
>> I am currently trying to identify the saint in a small panel of stained
>> glass, which
>> shows him, dressed, I believe, as a hermit saint (or possibly a
>> mendicant,
>> although
>> his cowl is quite pointed), kneeling in front of an altar on which the
>> Christ
>> Child
>> stands, pointing upwards. In the background are two scenes which, I am
>> assuming,
>> depict the saint again: one shows him apparently engaged in some
>> agricultural
>> pursuit, and in the other he is approaching a person (possibly a person
>> of
>> authority)
>> who has risen from quite an elaborate chair, and the two figures are
>> surrounded by
>> birds. The latter scene made me think of St Anthony Abbot's meeting with
>> Paul the
>> HErmit and the raven that brought him sustenance, but that episode is not
>> quite
>> right for this scene. Nor, I would think, is St Francis preaching to the
>> birds. I would
>> be grateful for any suggestions.
>> All best wishes for a joyous holiday,
>> Jim Bugslag
>>
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