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