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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Phyllis Jestice <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Veronica....The legend seems to have first appeared in the fourth century, originally with a miraculous picture of Christ that healed King Abgar of Edessa. By the sixth century the picture had become a cloth. my (correctable) understanding is that Abgar had an imaged cloth which was later to be known as the Mandylion, when it was purchased by the Emperor (in the 9th c.?) and brought to Constantinople. And, of course, perhaps with us yet as the Shroud of Turin. Vernonica's cloth is a horse of a different color. perhaps i'm wrong. christopher ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html