medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Two blunders corrected:
> 1) Marcellus of Chalon (d. ca. 178, supposedly). M. ... has a legendary Passio (versions:
> BHL 5245, 5246) that is at least as old as the ninth century, when its
> oldest manuscript witness is thought to have been written and when it
> was known to Usuard. This connects him with St. Valerian of Tournus
> and presents both as Christians who during the Aurelianic persecution...
The third-century emperor Aurelian is not known to have persecuted (though some quite legendary Passiones present him as having done so). I had meant to say "during the persecution of Marcus Aurelius".
> 2) Marinus of San Marino (d. 4th cent., supposedly)...
> There are few visual medieval remains of M.'s cult. In this
> fifteenth-century painting by Luca di Frosino, M. is on the right in
> his deacon's dalmatic and holding a stonecutter's tool:
> http://tinyurl.com/cghfu
> The fellow on the right is Leo. His attire reflects his standing as
> the legendary protobishop of Montefeltro.
The fellow on the _left_ is Leo (St. Leo of San Leo).
Best again,
JD
**********************************************************************
To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME
to: [log in to unmask]
To send a message to the list, address it to:
[log in to unmask]
To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion
to: [log in to unmask]
In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to:
[log in to unmask]
For further information, visit our web site:
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html
|