Thursday, February 21, 2008

"Soon she divested herself of the noble costume which she was wont to wear as queen when she walked in procession on the day of a festival with her train of attendants. She laid it on the altar and piled the table of Divine Glory with purple, gems, ornaments and like gifts to honor Him. She gave a heavy girdle of costly gold for the relief of the poor. (Fortunatus 13)"
Radegund was not only saintly and wealthy, but she was portrayed as generous and helping in the course readers' reading. On the other hand, in GofT, praises her, all the way until her death. Perhaps, because Gregory wrote more about her in his other book, more descriptions could have been applied about how Gregory felt--Gregory was there at Radegund's funeral, but not much was illustrated there, as opposed to Fortunatus' writing where "everyone was weeping".

Radegund was described as a devoted person who frequents for the help of the Bishop (IX.39), deeming her someone who, thought saintly can't do everything by herself. Yet on occasions, there are descriptions about how even the king Sigibert would give support to her (GofT. IX 40) same goes as in McNamara's writing well Radegund would be heard by bishpos and nuns. In every writing, Radegund was respected and listened by most of the people around her.

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