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Ambianis = Amiens (F)?
Christian Dury
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Jean
Envoyé : dimanche 7 avril 2013 17:34
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Objet : [M-R] St Salinus / Sallinus / Salvius
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Greetings all!
I am trying to track down a saint who may be a literary construct, but who I
am hoping may have a real existence (saintly or not) somewhere. In the
Icelandic translation of the Charlemagne legend, towards the end in a
section labled 'miracles', there is a story said to be from 'Speculum
Historiale' about a Bishop Salinus or perhaps Sallinus or in one ms.
Salvius in a town called Ambianis. Bishop Salinus is 'martyred´ because
certain evil individuals want to steal his valuable vestments, in particular
a cingulum.Charlemagne sees this in a dream, elevates the relics of Salinus
and gives a church of St. Martin, where S is buried, a third of the royal
estate.
The story can, amazingly, be found in translation on Google Books, by
google-ing 'sallinus charlemagne' or at
http://books.google.com/books?id=tRQ_j83MzJYC&pg=PA338&lpg=PA338&dq=sallinus
+charlemagne&source=bl&ots=XPtJOTh_II&sig=MbVmtAwAoDp1p7qhJpB_2pm4xbw&hl=en&
sa=X&ei=D49hUde_EYaG9QTMwYH4BA&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=sallinus%20charle
magne&f=false
If anyone can shed any light on this story, I´d appreciate it. I point out
that the 'S' in Salinus / Salvius could be misleadeing, if there are other
appropriate saints whose name begins with a letter that could be misread as
'S' they will do as well! The reference to Speculum Historiale could be
real (in which case suggestions for where I could access the Latin would be
appreciated) but could also just be a false reference to 'authority'. It
would have been taken from the original French or Anglo-Norman version of
the story, about which I know little.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated,
Meg
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