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Wendy,
Any indication of how and when it got there? In the 12th c.
it was, I believe, in Roskilde (if it is indeed the same relic -
there could be more than one.)
Meg
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>Denmark is lucky enough to have the head of Pope St. Lucius I in a head
>reliquary of St. Ansgar's CAthedral in Copenhagen...
>Wendy Reardon
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>From: "Jussi Hanska" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: [M-R] apostolic remains in northern Europe
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>Dear Phyllis,
>Alas, no relics of the apostles in Finland. We just have to get along some
>how with few pieces of the innocent children of Bethlehem and some bones of
>obscure early Christian martyrs. Perhaps our brothers the Swedes are better
>off?
>Cheers,
>Jussi Hanska
>At 08:28 24.2.2002 -0800, you wrote:
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>>Hmm. That's interesting. Not only two of my saints' books but the
>>literature you can get at the church of S. Matthias in Trier itself all
>>claim exclusive status for their relics. Could it be an issue of "critical
>>mass" of relics? I'm semi-guessing that other relics of apostles made it
>>north; didn't Augustine of Canterbury already bring some relics of St.
>>Peter to England in 596---I've always assumed that this was little bits(?)
>>Are there other northern European churches with pieces of apostles? The
>>Trier references consistently say that they have the "tomb" of
>>Matthias---which at least to my mind suggests a majority of the body.
>>
>>Phyllis
>>
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>> >Phyllis,
>> >
>> >>> Matthias (1st cent.) ... St. Helena is supposed to have discovered
>> >Matthias' relics in
>> >>> Palestine and brought them to Rome, where some are still preserved in
>> >the
>> >>> church of S. Maria Maggiore; Helena arranged for part of the relics to
>> >be
>> >>> sent to Trier (the only tomb of an apostle north of the Alps).
>> >
>> >The only tomb of an apostle north of the Alps? What about St Andrews,
>> >Scotland which, at ca. 56º N latitude, is approximately 10º further north
>> >than the Alps (indeed, further north than Trier as well), and which
>> >purports to have the relics of its namesake?
>> >
>> >--Christopher
>> >
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