medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
From: John Dillon <[log in to unmask]>
> The full extent of the Regno (i.e. the territories of the former mostly
mainland kingdom of Sicily, etc. [commonly if quite unofficially referred to
as the kingdom of Naples]) of course varied over time. But attentive readers
of 'Saints of the day' posts from 2005 onward need not have mastered such
territorial fluctuations in order to know that Montecassino lies within the
Regno. That's been made fairly clear in your correspondent's notices of St.
Petronax (the abbey's second founder), St. Lidanus, St. Apollinaris of
Montecassino, St. Guinizo of Montecassino, St. Bertharius of Montecassino, St.
Deusdedit of Montecassino, and probably others who don't come to mind at the
moment.
well, that's only because those who don't come to mind at the moment are --by
definition-- "lesser known."
not really their fault.
they tried to be (or so we must assume, since they were canonized).
i'm reminded of the wonderful line by the Marlowe/Bogart in _The Big Sleep_
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038355/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038355/quotes
Carmen: You're not very tall, are you?
Marlowe: Well, uh, I tried to be.
(sorry --i've just been watching that favorite film of mine with some
frequency lately, trying to extract whatever middlevil content it might have
hidden within it. without much success, alas.)
c
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