Notes towards a critical study of the cult of St. Vitus

Notes towards a critical study of St. Vitus’ cult

Earliest pieces of evidence for cult:

  • His translatio is marked earliest at AD 801-901, from Paris, in the BHL. I was able to look at the second oldest, from 851-950, from the Vatican. Code 0528, folios 092r-099v. In the Oxford Cult of Saints in Late antiquity project, some sources exist but they are very limited.

Do they exist in translation:

  • Not that I was able to find.

-What aspects of cult exist?

  • Cult in Serbia, Germany, Prague
  • Medieval Dance phenomenon
  • Relics of his arm/hand distributed

-What threads of interest can I find?

  • He has a cathedral in Prague that houses historical artifacts of interest

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