> Here's one for an Italianist: does the feast-day (exposition?) of Prato's > S. Cingolo correspond to Mount Athos's for what, seemingly, is the same > Marian relic? > > Gary Dickson Gary: Hmmm, got to read up on this one. Of course, there are VERY many double, triple, seemingly google-le copies of 'the same' relics lurking around. I recall that the very first tome of the *Acta Sanctorum* begins with an august analysis of the relic of Christ's foreskin, noting that there were several of them in Belgium alone! Thanks for your query; I'll let you know what I find. - George %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%