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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Many thanks to all those who came to my aid with, as usual, very helpful and informed responses.
Cheers,
Jim
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From: medieval-religion - Scholarly discussions of medieval religious culture [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Gordon Plumb [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: February 16, 2015 2:40 AM
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Subject: Re: [M-R] extreme unction?
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Dear Jim
The parish priest at my local church still asperges the coffin at funerals - the item you refer to is called an asperge or aspergillum.
Gordon
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From: James Bugslag <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sun, 15 Feb 2015 21:16
Subject: [M-R] extreme unction?
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Dear colleagues,
I have been looking at the early 13th-century window dedicated to St Apollinaris in Chartres Cathedral, which contains a scene of the saint, after his martyrdom, laid in his sarcophagus, with a priest and two deacons standing over him. One of the deacons holds a book; the other holds a processional cross and holy-water bucket, into which the priest is reaching with a long-handled implement with a sponge (?) on the end of it (does this have a name?), presumably in order to anoint the body. If the saint were still alive, this would be extreme unction, but is it still considered that after his death? Presumably, the processional cross makes reference to funeral rites, but I don't know these well enough to know whether funeral rites also entailed unction. Is anyone familiar enough with such matters to clarify this situation?
Many thanks,
Jim
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