Antonine Monastery - Antonine Monastery

Japanese: アントニウス修道会 - あんとにうすしゅうどうかい
Antonine Monastery - Antonine Monastery

…In 1050, the remains of the saint were brought from Constantinople to France, where they healed a nobleman of a disease called the “holy fire.” The disease, or erysipelas, was then called the “fire of Anthony,” and in gratitude for the cure, the Antonine monastery was founded in Saint-Didier-de-la-Motte in 1095. The fat of the pig was kept by the saint, as it was believed to be effective against erysipelas.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Antonine Order" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…すなわち,1050年に聖人の遺骨がコンスタンティノポリスからフランスにもたらされたが,やがてある貴族の〈聖なる火〉と呼ばれる病を癒した。以後この病すなわち丹毒は〈アントニウスの火〉と名付けられ,またこの快癒に感謝して,1095年,サン・ディディエ・ド・ラ・モットにアントニウス修道会が設立された。豚はその脂が丹毒に効くとされたため,聖人の持物となった。…

※「アントニウス修道会」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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