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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 17:27:05 -0700 Phyllis wrote: >Today (24. August) is the feast day of: > >Bartholomew (1st cent.) One of the twelve apostles in the synoptic >gospels, and identified with Nathaniel in John's gospel. Nothing is known >about his career, and traditions only developed late. Eusebius says that >Bart went to India, and Roman tradition says he was martyred in Armenia. >B's supposed relics are on an island in the Tiber in Rome. > Specifically, on +the+ Tiber Island (Isola Tiberina) at the church of S. Bartolomeo all'Isola (St. Bart's on the Island). On which, see: http://www.ku.edu/history/index/europe/ancient_rome/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/Lazio/Roma/Rome/churches/S.Bartolomeo_allIsola/home.html with its subsidiary page on the relics: http://www.ukans.edu/history/index/europe/ancient_rome/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/Lazio/Roma/Rome/churches/S.Bartolomeo_allIsola/interior/Ottos_basin.html also: http://www.romeartlover.it/Vasi92.htm http://www.medioevo.roma.it/saggi/chiese/bartolomeo.htm and, with an enlargeable jpeg of the Ottonian puteal preserved in this church,: http://www.ex-art.com/magazine/mitileggende01.htm Best, John Dillon ********************************************************************** 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