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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Thank you so much for this, Matt. And thank you, Gordon and Karl for your contributions as well. Moreover, thank you, Cate for setting this in motion. My favorite saint is Nicholas Owen, which is unfortunately a tad late for this list, but if you can stand an early modern saint, I'll try to do a write-up on March 22 (which also happens to be my nephew's birthday, although I have yet to convince him how lucky he is). I so enjoy having the saints back. Erica Obey Please visit my website at http://www.ericaobey.com. My latest book, Back to the Garden, is available for order online. -----Original Message----- From: medieval-religion - Scholarly discussions of medieval religious culture [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Heintzelman, Matthew Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 9:59 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [M-R] Saint of the Day: St Edmund King and Martyr medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture For November 25, we have St. Catherine of Alexandria: https://www.facebook.com/604882972899463/photos/a.624764970911263.1073741830.604882972899463/742335315820894/?type=1&theater From the Golden Legend: "Thereupon a certain prefect commended the following plan to the furious king: in three days four wheels, studded with iron saws and sharp nails, should be made ready, and by this horrible device the virgin should be cut to pieces, that the sight of so dreadful a death might deter the other Christians. it was further ordered that two of the wheels should revolve in one direction, and two be driven in the opposite direction, so that grinding and drawing her at once, they might crush and devour her. But when the engine was completed, the virgin prayed the Lord for the praise of His name and for the conversion of the people who stood by, the machine might fall to pieces. And instantly and angel of the Lord struck the monstrous mill, and broke it apart with such violence that four thousand pagans were killed by its collapse." (Jacobus de Voragine, Golden Legend, New York, 1969; p. 713) Peace, Matt Heintzelman Curator, Austria/Germany Study Center; Rare Book Cataloger, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) Saint John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota 56321-7300 Phone: 320-363-2795; Fax: 320-363-3222 http://www.hmml.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other places to find HMML: vHMML Blog ][ Rare Books Blog ][ Rare Books Wiki ][ Twitter ][ Matt’s Facebook ][ Austria/Germany Study Center on Facebook Medieval Association of the Midwest (MAM)/Nuntia: Blog and website ][ MAM Facebook ut in omnibus glorificetur Deus (1 Peter 4:11 / RB 57.9) ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe 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: unsubscribe 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/medieval-religion ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe 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: unsubscribe 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/medieval-religion