medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
In the Greek Orthodox tradition, the odor is that of basil.
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George R. Hoelzeman wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> On Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:25:03 -0600, John Dillon wrote:
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>> Gregory adds that S. at his burial omitted a pleasing odor of sanctity. snip
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> OK - this is something I've always been curious about. Has anyone ever done research on the "odor of sanctity" or are there any historical descriptions of
> precisely what this odor is?
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>
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