relics

[kittynh]

I remember reading somewhere, but where I do not know, that often a very holy person was almost afraid of being killed! I guess that if you were the monastary, or whatever, that lucked out by having a very revered holy person die while visiting...well, HAPPY DAYS! You could cut them up, dry them out, slap on a wax mask....the money would come pouring in.

So some rather well known holy figures...would stick close to home and people they could trust.

 

[Kopji]

I'm pretty sure they brought along their Holy Army(c) to discourage such an event.

I'm trying to think of a dead religious person who that happened to.
I can't think of any.

I could probably find some evidence that being mentally ill would place one in far greater danger. If you 'saw God', and then died, it would be much better for the local economy than if you got better. Hummm, unless you were clever enough to get better and claim it was a miracle healing.

Just a thought.

 

[Marc L]

I'm fairly skeptical For one thing, Holy People were much more important to Christendom alive for their miracles, etc. For another, there was no need to chop up a genuine holy person, when pigs bones did quite nicely.

Marc

 

[Geek Goddess]

I'm fairly skeptical For one thing, Holy People were much more important to Christendom alive for their miracles, etc. For another, there was no need to chop up a genuine holy person, when pigs bones did quite nicely.

Marc

I do recall reading years ago that holy people were often split up for parts soon after they died.

Trivia - some of the members of Mother Teresa's group preserved something from her that has already been set up and authenticated for a future relic - anyone know?

 

[Kopji]

Humm, I dunno. I think a dead miracle worker would be much less trouble. Touch the bones and be healed is a much easier tour gig than having to traipse around with a smelly old man who cooks with dung.