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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Greetings all! I am translating a miracle attributed to St. Cecilia from a 12th c. Icelandic text, and it occurs to me that I donīt know of any verbal descriptions of saints (especially virgin martyrs) as having halos. When the saints appear, they are often surrounded by a bright light (as is St. Cecilia in the present case), and she also has a ribbon around her head and her hair falls down onto her shoulders. This is in itself unproblematic, but I found myself wondering whether saints the halos saints are depicted with are ever described in visions or the like? Thanks for any suggestions, Meg ********************************************************************** 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