I am Cateline la souriete, currently living in East Kingdom. I have always been fascinated by rosaries, and recently have taken up the study of them again. My...
I want to make a paternoster appropriate to a man living in the early 16th century German States, and have a few questions, if someone can help. I am using...
Just a couple of reminders from your listowner -- it's been a while since I posted these. First, welcome to our new members! We actually have over 100 people...
Greetings! ... Both paint and dye were used on wood. The most brilliant period paint for red, vermilion, was made by crushing cinnabar and mixing it with egg ...
I think this might be because the Trinity was not an accepted form of the godhead until rather late in period. I have not yet come across a variant that was in...
The Trinity was, to my understanding, not accepted as until Jesus was recognized by the Church as equal to but sperate from the Father and Hly Spirit. I can go...
Actually, the trinity is a very early concept. It is mentioned in the bible, and when I visited the catacombs of Rome I saw the tombs of first century...
Donna Mitchell
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May 13, 2004 2:48 am
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Sorry. SCA reference. And I think I was wrong about that. Council of Nicaea. Date unsure... have to look it up. ... -- Elizabeth Schechter House Oakenhammer ...
... Here's the kind of question where the New Advent website and its Catholic Encyclopedia can be very helpful. (Granted, the edition of the CE that's online...
... Can't say that I've ever seen such a thing either, at least not anywhere earlier than the 19th or 20th century. But you're right, I can't think of any...
Greetings all. From my reading (and I am knowingly speaking in a large generalization here), prior to the 1569 Papal Rosary codification, a case can be made...
Thanks to y'all for answering my questions. I appreciate it. comments below ... O, but you did include that. I just thought that 3 decades is different from 30...
Although I can find links to amber rosary beads in the Waterford Museum here and there on the internet, the pictures seem no longer available. Does anyone have...
My disclaimer: I'm not saying this from an SCA or reenactment background, but from a background having studied a lot of religions my whole life: I seem to...
... Actually, I'd disagree with you here. This is a view of the medieval church that was common a number of years ago, but the academic researchers I've talked...
... No. Jesus said he and The Father were one, and those who had seen him had seen The Father. He said he and his Father had been one from the beginning of...
Donna Mitchell
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May 13, 2004 11:44 pm
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... Right. Council of Nicea, 325. Not exactly late period. Gweyrvyl __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - Buy advance tickets for...
I apologize for causing a small uproar. That was not my intent of my post. The poster originally said "I would have thought that given the Trinity, 3 sets of...
No apology is needed. :) I disagreed with some of your statements, but discussing it benefits all. As for the value of rosaries, I do recall that in 15th...
Donna Mitchell
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May 14, 2004 2:10 am
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Oh, and as for who created the strands- Some were undoubtedly home-made, with whatever materials were at hand, but there is also documentation in "the book of...
Donna Mitchell
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May 14, 2004 2:15 am
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I did say that I had that part wrong. And I did post a correction, and list the Council of Nicaea. ... -- Elizabeth Schechter House Oakenhammer SCA: Aurelia...
... I take it back. Investigating further, I think it was actually the depiction of the Trinity as one body with three heads that was forbidden at some point....
... This seems eminently sensible to me. I have certainly knotted between the beads on some of my rosary reproductions, just for safety, especially if the...