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Christian Local Religion Sixteenth Century Spain
Christian Local Religion Sixteenth Century Spain
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Savin we lsc we cht feo ing fn
Fee (Gnadajors) Sans Son anda J) were
hosts sv proton apse the plage fom among ie
‘wave sponta by auc of ean
‘This town is devoted to the blesed sins Simon and
Jide, apostles, and hold them its parons and advocsts
‘The old people were hea to say thn this devotion was
taken mufsetlouly, beeaue when there wit @ gonerl
plague ia che town, they devoutly decided to eelebrte
he feast of ee snt vt our Lor should inspire then to
chose an lence they made twelve ax cans and put
fav each the tame of an apostle, and fie ther in front of
the Holy Seerameat, proposing that che lst ene ch
‘vas livefor al ofthe had she sine weight snd wick
‘Would be considared the devotion chat they had co cele
be and give a caridad on that day in penpeciy. ‘The
last two candles the remained were those of Sano and
Jude, and these sats were celebrated in perpesicy, and
owadays the fas is celebrated by giving and dividing
Sip twelve cattle asa eardad to the iahsbitants of the
sown and poor ouiders™
art of th miraculous nature of the choice would hve been
the conjunction ofthe two candles, fer bod sints ae ele
Iwao the same day, October 28. Was the distibuion
‘of wee entle seen ar kindof propitiaton ax a symbol
ff the peeve apostles?
‘The spots were aot generally used as protectors against
the plagte in sinteeath-cencury vows. However, the custom
‘may have been more common in Alcaeia in the Bfeenth
fentury, for emdles representing the ewelve apostles, with
‘ovo othets ed for Mary a he Méries were buried to
selec an advoente for the town of Ataneia (Guadaljra)
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