medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at 5:53 am, Meg Cormack wrote:
> And St. Žorlįkr (Thorlac) of Skįlholt, Iceland, one of the last
> locally canonized saints in 1198.
> 'Porlak' of the translation of Vauchez is a misreading of the letter
> Ž. Described in his life as a
> holy bishop, and immediately popular throughout Iceland (he was their
> first saint).
See also 23. December, this saint's day of commemoration in the RM (e.g. at <http://tinyurl.com/3m73bvc>). For a history of his feast today (originally a translation feast), see the "Santi Beati" notice here:
http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/92233
Meg, is that account substantially accurate?
Best,
John Dillon
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