[MR] Hamelt Precurser?

[EoganOg at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/30/02 5:41:59 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
rowanwald at sybercom.net writes:


> Any chance that Shakespeare knew the story of this saint? I think he was
> born too late to have got a Catholic education - but the story may have been
> known to Englishmen as "history". What do you think?
> 
> 

The Catholic Encyclopedia has a great little article on the religion of 
Shakespeare.

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13748c.htm

While there is evidence to suggest both that he was a Catholic and a 
Protestant, the article clearly shows that at least he was raised with a 
rather Catholic background.  So, if Sts. Judith and Salome were venerated in 
his area, it is very likely that he was familiar with their story, which you 
can also read at: http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=378

Aye,
Eogan

Tighearn Eoghan Og mac Labhrainn, OPE, OSS, CP
Sacred Stone Pursuivant, Baronial Bard
WWW.ALBANACH.ORG

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