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Re: [M-R] ferrea zona
In the novitiate, where the practice of wearing the instrument
was required, it was called called "the chain."
It consisted of a locking belt with prongs that fitted around the
waist, similar to the special collar my dog wears on leash. We wore
the mild to severe torture from the time of getting up at 5 am till
after Mass at ,7 a couple of times a week esp. in Lent (but not i the
Easter and Christmas season).
I'm surprised that members oft he list had never hear of this
very common ascetical practice, which along with self-lashing, is/was
common iin both male and female religiosu orders.
GHb
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I think Tom is right -- in the Cantilupe
canonization material I'm working on there are numerous reports of the
saint wearing hair shirts AND iron belts/girdles as a form of
self-denial (though not EXPLICITLY liked to penance). This woman seems
to have worn one round her breasts, as a particularly female variation
on the theme. I don't know of other instances of this -- but then I
haven't looked for them!
Sue
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I suspect this is more a penitential practice, like a hair shirt.
Tom Izbicki
V. Kerry Inman wrote:
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Except for the "mammillas" one might have thought a chastity
belt. Is there
anyway this might have been implied?
--V. K. Inman
Quoting denis hue <[log in to unmask]>:
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Id'guess an iron belt, or an iron corset
E Corbari a écrit :
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Dear list members
I am studying the vita of a Dominican lay woman as part of my
dissertation. I would be grateful for your suggestions on what a
"ferrea
zona" may be, and what translation you would reccomend.
Here is the full
Latin sentence:
"Ferrea pridem zona ad mammillas super nuda se
precinxit".
thank you for your help.
E. Corbari
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