medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
I'm not too surprised to see Radegund as the patron saint against scabs. Her self-mortifications were pretty severe! I don't have either of her lives to hand (Fortunatus and Baudonivia) so I cannot check this, but I wouldn't be at all surprised if her self-wounding miraculously did not scab. I.e. her horrific self-harm was not excessive because it did not actually harm her body too much.
Thinking about saints and mortifications , I expect it is possible to find a patron saint for most injuries presenting at emergency rooms /casualty departments!
Nicola Mellor,
CETL Liaison,
HEA Subject Centre for History, Classics and Archaeology.
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