Saint Valentinus
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Saint Valentinus
Have any scholars explored the possibility that Saint Valentine of lover's fame, is a hagiographic co-opting of Valentinus, part of the absorption of Valentinianism into the larger church? He is the patron saint of love afterall, and Valentinianism was strong in the bridal chamber motifs.
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Re: Saint Valentinus
Saint Valentine does not appear to be associated with lovers before the middle ages.
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Re: Saint Valentinus
It is curious though the gap between Epiphany and Valentine's day (don't remember what it is off hand but I remember thinking it was significant)
“Finally, from so little sleeping and so much reading, his brain dried up and he went completely out of his mind.”
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Re: Saint Valentinus
Epiphany to Valentine's Day inclusive is 40 days. (No I do not think this is related to the early history of Lent.)Secret Alias wrote: ↑Thu Oct 11, 2018 11:51 am It is curious though the gap between Epiphany and Valentine's day (don't remember what it is off hand but I remember thinking it was significant)
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Re: Saint Valentinus
Curious though.
“Finally, from so little sleeping and so much reading, his brain dried up and he went completely out of his mind.”
― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Don Quixote
― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Don Quixote
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Curious that so many early - and I mean EARLY - authorities think the Epiphany was the day of the baptism with the holy spirit or Christ in the shape of dove coming down which would naturally have been followed by the wilderness thing:
Math is hard to erase.Lent is traditionally described as lasting for 40 days, in commemoration of the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert, according to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, before beginning his public ministry, during which he endured temptation by Satan.
“Finally, from so little sleeping and so much reading, his brain dried up and he went completely out of his mind.”
― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Don Quixote
― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Don Quixote
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Re: Saint Valentinus
Damn, I was hoping it would be as glaringly obvious as
The metric to judge if one is a good exegete: the way he/she deals with Barabbas.
Who disagrees with me on this precise point is by definition an idiot.-Giuseppe
Who disagrees with me on this precise point is by definition an idiot.-Giuseppe