St Martha Kills a Dragon
St Martha and the Tarascon, from the Hours of Louis de Laval, 1470-85; Bibliothèque nationale de France, ms Latin 920, folio 317v |
This story from the Golden Legend was included in the Roman Breviary even so late as 1529, in one of the last editions before the Tridientine reform. All trace of it was removed in the revision of Pope St Pius V, but it survives to this day in the folk traditions of southern France. The monster, also called “Tarasque ” in French, appears on the shield of the city of Tarascon, where the legend is commemorated in a folk festival held every year, and an effigy of the creature is carried through the city in a parade.
(Image from Wikipedia by Gérard Marin) |
He also appears in some of the Corpus Christi festivals in Spain, as seen here in Valencia.
(Image from Wikipedia by Chosovi) |
Source: http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2016/07/st-martha-kills-dragon.html
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