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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture In the "Church Times" (a leading Church of England newspaper) for Feb 16 there is a picture of an elegant woman in a dark pink dress standing on a plinth and with a townscape behind her. Her left hand points across her body to a model church held in her right hand. The caption reads "Chaste: St Sulpicia was considered the most virtuous woman in Rome. She is seen here in a late 15th century work by Pietro Oriolli from "Masterpieces of Italian Painting: the Walter Art Museum" [ folloed by detai;ls of book] I can find nothing about St Sulpicia. Not in Med Rel archives, not in New Advent, not in the on-line Index of saints .... Not in either of my Dictionaries (Penguin, Oxford) So who IS this elusive lady ? There seem to have been two ladies of Classical antiquity by this name, both poets, one "The Elegist" and one "The Satirist" but the notes about them do not suggest sanctity far less canonisation. My second question - which perhaps either Andre' or Denis can answer - is this, Is the Fontevriste nunnery of St Supice de la Fore^t aka St Sulpice de Rennes dedicated to this lady ? ********************************************************************** 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