[HPforGrownups] St. Mungo was:Religion in HP

[Starling]

No: HPFGUIDX 16972

Hi Raven

This was discussed a bit a few weeks ago -- I don't remember exactly when, but if you really want to sort thru the archives... <g>

St. Mungo is the patron saint of Glasgow (Scotland), also known as St. Kentigern.  He was known as a healer and the cathedral in Glasgow is named for him and holds his remains.  The two stories I remember was of him reviving a bird that had been killed by some of his peers, and of him helping a queen recover her wedding ring after her husband accused her of infidelity.
::tries to remember if there is anything to add...gives up when memory fails::
i think there's a few other tidbits in the old messages...

Abbie, who was very disapointed when, during her two days in Glasgow, she discovered the doors (and yes, i tried all of them) to St. Mungo's were all locked.
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Seattle de Taeloure 
  To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Monday, 16 April, 2001 6:48 PM
  Subject: [HPforGrownups] Religion in HP



  I know this has been brought up before in a way, but I
  was wondering about Wizard religion.  Aside from the
  armor singing "O Come All Ye Faithful" I also wondered
  about St. Mungo's Hospital.  There isn't a real St.
  Mungo, is there?  I went to Catholic school for seven
  years and don't remember that name...though I have
  heard of some just as strange.  If it's not a real
  saint, then did she pick that name just because a lot
  of hospitals are named after saints, or is it in
  refrence to something else?

  Then I got to thinking, what if the wizarding world
  has religions, similar to those of the muggles, and
  yet without all that "witches are evil" stuff.  For
  example, are there Catholic and Muslim and Jewish
  witches?  Mayhaps they have their own kinds of
  religions?

  I don't know...too much thought going into this when I
  need to be thinking of school stuff.

  Raven

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