medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On 27/05/2011 04:18, Terri Morgan wrote:
>
> I'm a bit boggled by this news article:
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-13522546
>
> Both by the action of selling the saint's head, and by the way it is being presented by the news article. Sensationalism, anyone?
I'd have said healthy scepticism. In fact, I will say it! I particularly
liked this paragraph:
"The Holy Cross Monastery, a Benedictine order in Rostrevor, County
Down, did not even know who St Vitalis was, and after an internet
search, declined to comment further on the matter of his or anyone
else's severed head."
John Briggs
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