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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Thanks, as always, John-- I had wondered why Forian is always pouring water, but never got around to looking it up! I can offer some different views of the sculpture in the Musée de Cluny: www.kornbluthphoto.com/Saints3.html --first two images on the page. best, Genevra On 5/4/2016 3:39 AM, John Dillon wrote: > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > Florian (d. 304, supposedly) is widely venerated in Austria and Bavaria. He has a late eighth- or early ninth-century prose Passio that exists in both a longer and a shorter version (BHL 3058, 3054). These make him a Roman soldier (later, officer) martyred for his faith by being drowned in the Enns at Lauriacum in Noricum Ripense, today's Lorch in the city of Enns in Oberösterreich. ********************************************************************** 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