Volume 2

The ceremonies and religious customs of the various nations of the known world. Together with historical annotations, and several curious discourses... / Written originally in French, and illustrated with a large number of folio copper plates ... designed by Mr. Bernard Picart ... Faithfully translated into English, by a gentleman some time since of St. John's College in Oxford.

Date:
1733-1739
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Credit: The ceremonies and religious customs of the various nations of the known world. Together with historical annotations, and several curious discourses... / Written originally in French, and illustrated with a large number of folio copper plates ... designed by Mr. Bernard Picart ... Faithfully translated into English, by a gentleman some time since of St. John's College in Oxford. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    12. St. Benedidl, or Bennet, Abbot of that Order ; Feftival in the feve- ral Churches of the fame. The Sunday immediately preceding the Feaft of St. An- thony, Indulgence in St. Peters, and Feaft in that of the Holy Ghojl, whence the Vir¬ gins go in Proceffion to St. Peters, where the holy Face of our Lord is Ihewn. 13. Octave of the Epiphatiy ; Feaft in St. Peters, in St. Maria Maggi ore's, in St. Pudentiana's, in the Church of the Flemmings, in St. 'Julian's of the CceJ'arini. 14. St. Hilarius Bilhop of Poitiers ; Feaft in St. Johns of Lateran -, in his Chapel the Heads of St. Peter and St. Paul are Ihewn, attended with great Indulgences. In all the Churches of St. Francis, Feaft of the holy Name of Jejut. The Sunday that falls neareft to St. Anthony's Day ; Feaft in our Lady’s del Pianto, in St. Julian's, in Monte Jordano. 15. St.Maurus Abbot; Feaft in the Churches of the Benedidlin Order; in St. John Colabit ; in his own Church in the Ifland of the Religious of the Charity of the bleffed John of God. 16. St. Marcellus Pope and Martyr; Feaft in his Church in the Walks, where his Body lies buried ; at that of Ara Cœli for St. Berard and his Companions ; Feaft in all the Churches of St. Francis ; Feaft in our Lady del Pianto. 17. St. Anthony the Abbot ; Feaft in his Church of the French Fathers of his Order, near St. Maria Maggiore's. The Day of the Feaft of this Saint, the Pope, Cardinals, Princes, and even private Gentlemen, fend their Horfes and their Mules in order to be blelfedby him; the Saddles and Harnelfes of thefe Beafts are alfo carried to him: They blels and fprinkle the Beafts and their Eqtiijaage, in the Natne, and for the Sake of the Saint, upon Consideration of a certain Sum paid for each Beaft. Another Ceremony in which St. Anthony is applied to, is that of exorcifing, conjuring, and delivering up to the Devil, Mice, Locufts, or Graffioppers, and all other noxious Animals. At St. Gregory s, Feaft for St. Anthony, St. Manila, and St. John, of the Order of the Ca- malduli ; their Bodies are here depofited. 18. St. Peter's Chair at Rome ; at St. Peter's a foletnn Office in which the Pope aft fifts ; a Cardinal-Prieft lings Mafs. St. Prifcus ; Feaft in his Church. 19. St. Marius and Martha his Wife, Martyrs; Feaft at St. Adrians, where they are buried together with St. Audiface and St.Abakkuk their Sons : The Heads of the two laft are in St. Colabit's, where a Feftival is kept ; at la Tranfpontina's, Feaft of St. Ca¬ nute King of Denmark. 20. St. Fabian and St. Sebafian ; at St. Sebafians without the Walls, where their Bo¬ dies are depofited ; at St. Peter's, where is St. Sebajlian s Head ; at St. Andrew's della Valle, and other Churches of that Saint. 21. St. Agnes,a Virgin and Martyr ; Feftival in the Churches under her Name. 22. St. Vincent and St. Anajlafius; Feftival in their feveral Churches. 23. St. Emerantia, Virgin and Martyr ; in St. Agnes's without the Walls, in St. Ma¬ ria Maggiore's-, and St. Jago, or James, of the Spaniards, with Mu lie, in honour of St. Ildefonfus Bilhop of Toledo ; at that della Minerva for St. Raimond. 24. St. Timothy Bilhop and Martyr; at St. Paul's without the Walls. 25. Converfion of St. Paul ; Feftival in St. Paul's without the Walls, in St. Peter'st in St. John de Lateran s, in our Lady's della Vidloria, in St. Charles’s delli Catinari} and at the three Fountains. a The Roman Breviary relates, that when this Saint was, by the Prefect's Command, ftripp’d dark-naked, in or¬ der to be carried in that Manner publicly to the Stews, God gave fuch a Thicknefs to her difhevel’d Hair, that it cover’d her more completely than her Clothes ; and when die enter’d into the Brothel, an Angel lpread fuch a daz~ ling Light round her, that none could touch or fee her, by realbn of the great Splendor; when immediately there appear’d a white Garment before her Eyes, which Ihe put on, and it fitted her fo exaftly, that all the Spectators were firmly perfuaded it was made by an Angel, 't'he Son of the PrefeCt ventur’d to enter into that Light, in or¬ der to violate her Chaftity ; but before he had touch’d her, he was choak’d by the Devil, and immediately dropt down dead. See the Roman Breviary. s a