About as illogical is the belief that St. Denis, upon being beheaded at what is now Montmarte in Paris, stood up, picked up his head and walked around the perimeter of the city 3 times before heading over to his mother's house and, having handed her his head, fell down dead !
The windlass was actually a ship's windlass used to raise & lower an anchor. St. Erasmus went by ship to some heathen land and, standing by a windlass, rebuked the elements because a nasty storm had arisen. Some pus-brain misintepretated the scene and said that the windlass was used to gut the man (anchor cable was NOT his intestines !).
Erasmus was probably merely beheaded - if he ever actually existed.
The tortures of St. Erasmus, as depicted in the first illos in this short video, defy belief. In that crude woodcut he. (1) was clubbed until one solid bruise. (2) had his teeth banged out. (3) had nails driven under his fingernails. (4) had his flesh torn with pincers. (5) was beaten with wool carders & eggwhisks. (6) had his eyes removed. (7) was boiled in water (8) had red-hot armor put on him (9) had his intestines removed by a windlass (10) was finally beheaded.
About as illogical is the belief that St. Denis, upon being beheaded at what is now Montmarte in Paris, stood up, picked up his head and walked around the perimeter of the city 3 times before heading over to his mother's house and, having handed her his head, fell down dead !
EmmetEarwax 3 weeks ago
The windlass was actually a ship's windlass used to raise & lower an anchor. St. Erasmus went by ship to some heathen land and, standing by a windlass, rebuked the elements because a nasty storm had arisen. Some pus-brain misintepretated the scene and said that the windlass was used to gut the man (anchor cable was NOT his intestines !).
Erasmus was probably merely beheaded - if he ever actually existed.
EmmetEarwax 3 weeks ago
EmmetEarwax 3 weeks ago