medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
John,
Yes, I'm being boring and probably thick-headed, but that wasn't what
puzzled me. What do the words Thus far this Vita. mean? This is the
partial sentence that follows the one that, I agree, is super, re Henry IV
bringing the body back... I included the sentence so that it would lead
into the Thus far this Vita. bit. I apologize for not getting what those
four words mean in this context.
Cordially,
Judith
On 5/8/10 2:36 PM, "John Dillon" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
> Hi, Judith
>
> I don't see anything lacking grammatically. The main verb is 'is motivated'
> (a narrative present); its subject is 'the emperor Henry IV', and its
> complement is the clause 'to bring his [i.e. the saint's] body back to
> Ferrara'.
>
> Best,
> John Dillon
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> On Saturday, May 8, 2010. at 9:35 am, Judith Rosenberg wrote:
>
>> Hi John,
>>
>> Something may be missing in the near-sentence that falls at the end of
>> this
>> version of your post, Thus far this Vita.
>>
>>
>> On 5/7/10 1:02 AM, "John Dillon" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>>>
>>> Today (7. May) is the feast day of:
>>>
>>> 1) Domitilla (d. ca. 96). According to Eusebius (_Historia ecclesiastica_,
>> ...
>>> 2) Maurelius of Ferrara (d. ca. 644, supposedly). M. (also M. of Voghenza)
>>> .....
>>>
>>> In 1106 the emperor Henry IV [who in a development unknown to serious
>>> historians seems to have been in Syria] is motivated by a vision of
>> the saint
>>> to bring his body back to Ferrara, where M. is honorably re-interred
>> in the
>>> church of St. George [i.e., Ferrara's later medieval cathedral]
>> across the Po
>>> from what had been his own church. Thus far this Vita.
>>
>
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