medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
I can certainly give a medieval example. We were in Oxford today and
discussing St Aldates (the first Dominican house was in the Jewish
quarter...)
St Aldate (there's another in Gloucester) appears to be "old gate"...
John Briggs
On 16/03/2013 16:30, James Bugslag wrote:
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> I don't know whether they are actually a medieval phenomenon, but local "made-up" saints were certainly plentiful in the early modern period. Before the Revolution, there was a local cult at Ceton in the diocese of Chartres to St. Criard, who was apparently so named because of his posthumous ability to get babies to stop crying. And I've heard of other homonymically named saints, based on various complaints they cure.
> Cheers,
> Jim
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> Today (16. March), in at least certain parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Ontario, is the feast day of Saint Urho, reputed to have driven grasshoppers out of Finland (i.e. Finland the Nordic country; there's also a Finland, Minnesota):
> http://www.sainturho.com/
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> Okay, so Urho isn't exactly medieval. Nor, apparently, is he venerated in any church. But in view of this list's recent paucity of authentic saints, a faux one will have to do.
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> Best, and with apologies to Sts. Hilarus and Tatiana of Aquileia; St. Julian of Anazarbus; Sts. Valentine and Damian of Terracina; St, Eusebia of Hamage; St. Heribert of Köln; Bl. Benedicta of Assisi; Bl. Torello of Poppi
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> --John Dillon
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