medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> Today (31. August) is the feast day of:
>
> 1) Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus (d. 1st cent.).
In the later Middle Ages J was
> reputed to have arrived in Provence with Lazarus, Martha, and Mary and
> to have gone on to evangelize in, depending on what text one is
> reading, parts of today's France, Spain, Portugal, and England.
In so doing, he reputedly founded the Vetusta Ecclesia at Glastonbury, planting his staff in
the ground there, where it miraculously sprouted and turned into the Holy Thorn of
Glastonbury. A cutting of the Holy Thorn was brought to the west coast of Canada and now
thrives on the campus of my alma mater, the University of Victoria.
N.,
> who was said to to have removed the crucifixion nails from Jesus'
> body, was credited legendarily with the creation of that famous
> crucifix, the Volto Santo of Lucca.
According to some legends, Nicodemus actually began work on three crucifixes, which were
miraculously finished by angels. He then put them in three unmanned boats and let them
float away. Hundreds of years later, one landed at Lucca, and the other two in northern
France, at Dives sur Mer and Rue respectively.
Cheers,
Jim
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