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Pilgrimage in medieval Britain
Background
Early Christianity was was introduced into societies that were familiar with wandering healers, soothsayers, magic and miracles and in the 2nd century St Justin Martyr had to deal with Jewish taunts that Christ was "a mere magician who misled the people".[1]. At this time saints relics were being venerated by Christians and by the 4th century a great boom in miracles attributed to Christian relics had begun.[2] In AD 386 the future St. Augustine was present when the bodies of two martyrs were found in a basilica in Milan by Bishop Ambrose. After the remains were removed to Ambrose's new basilica a number of miracles were attributed to them and, greatly impressed by this, Augustine was shortly afterwards converted to Christianity.[3]
Notes and References
- ^ Finucane 1995, p. 17
- ^ Finucane 1995, p. 18
- ^ Finucane 1995, p. 18
Bibliography
Finucane, Ronald C. (15 April 1995). Miracles and Pilgrims: Popular Beliefs in Medieval England [ (Reprint ed.). Palgrave MacMillan. ISBN 0312125283.