The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-01-14

The Researches 81 LEANED Mes n EnsiaaA
and On the C~Al1neae.

afb vi UOtu biurb "a to hh6uthC, ouu ScittC
scholars In particular. there IL now going on In
Galicia. and in all the centres OF learning in
Spain. q series OF most interesting and thor
ough researches Ms to whether st. James the
Elder, Apostle. ever preached IN Spain. as to
whether his body was brought by his disciples
from Jerusalem TO the banks of the Ulla. to Iria
Flavia. the Padron OF our days. and thence TO
the ncighboring Librodonum. the site OF the
present Compostella.
The members OF tho Royal Academy OF
Madrid. the professors Of tho University Of
Santiago. the learned canons Of the Cathedral
itself; IN Paris. such accomplished scholars as
Leopold. Delislo. and Robert: in Germany. the
great historian Of the Arabs and spaniards.
Dozy. without counting = host Of eminent
archmologists In spain itself are all at this mo-
ment ransscking the libraries and archives Of
the European capitals to settle the vexed Ques-
tion Of the authenticity Of tho relics which
Compostella claims TO be those Of James the
Apostle. son Of Zebedee. and brother Of tho
Evangelist John.
During tho summer met In vigo Prof.
Thomas Fowler. President OF Corpus Christi
College, Oxford who had just been spending II
whole week in Santiago. lie was delighted
with all he had seen there. especially with the
courtesy Of the clergy. and urged me very
strongly to visit tho famous city and shrine.
understand the lively interest which this large
minded and great-hsarted scholar felt in San
tiago. for had but a very slight knowledge Of
the controversy which was carried on in Spain.
France and Germany. and which had even
reached England. where the manuscripts Of the
Bodiean Library have been searched with the
made mad on both both sides. In viz" had vasuaiy
heard Of the jesuit Father Fita. whose re-
the shrine Of Com OF Euro
pean scholars, Protestant md Catholic alike.
Father Fita had not seen since 1857. when
he and his brother Jesuts from Spain were
not yet 20 bright. innocent as a child, a won
brilliant promise since 80 brilliantly He'd.
His extraordinary attainments and achieve.
The Royal Acadomy ss 'S @ ON his re
ception being quite literary event. One Of
his first performances after that was TO under
the celebrated Senior Aurelinno Fernandez
Guerra. a Journey TO Santiago. where they OK
cathedral and city, as well as everything CON
nscted with the shrine Of ST. James and Its
history The result ,Sn Fl their am
Viaie.' and this is the book which has created
such sensation in Spain and in other Cont
nf ts {, 'ss sfasy s'f$ss'd f
manuscript is composed Of five books or parts
The first book + made " OF extracts from the
csrs1 IN dee ~ st. ss
throughout the year, the selection and ar
"a y being the work Of The Pope himself
high mass for tho Feast Of tho Apostle. accom-
panied by u sacred drama representing his
md ID by the ppe Ths
musical mass and the drama, being a rare
artistic curiosity: we're published in Madrid in
1879, by the illustrlous scholar. Don jose Villa
Anil.
The second book relates to the miracles at
ing OF his remains from Jerusalem to Spain;
the fourth has for title hoy Charlemsgne
ali Spain > the fiftI. various facts connected
The first two books received the especial
added and edited by him. being the work
OF others. the received traditions current in
poetry, published in tho twelfth and thirteenth
centuries. about Charlemagne and his knights
na r wh Se n1 a a sSse
La Chanson de .T!oiand and Le Ron,an de Romeo
raur. published in Paris in 1869 by Franeisoue-
Michel. were based on the same popular legends
twelfth G csntpry and Which csiiat"s allowed to
or the contents OF this moW precious codex i
dare not say more in a letter 81 this kind.
roic sIrusce with Tho Moha Itnaians rom Vii
to l4e2, I cannot help thinking that the great
fish Christians could have carried on the battle
OF civil and religious liberty century after
ton OF Christ and His saints In their favor.
They believed themselves TO be the successors
q tSs COD sn wnse shey
were perretually battling and suffering;
marched in 997 against Compostella. and back
over them he returned triumphant after hay
n the Of aas bs the
| ranean cave in which WAS tho tomb. Ten thou
sand GhTstan earyss were driven before The
ediiice to grace the Mosque Of C9rdova, others
| subjugated Christians.
| Christian princes rolled back tho tide Of
believed Tint q: James visibly aided those who
Even in England the struggle between the
early Christian princes and people and the
day Tsnnyson has revived In his Idys Of the
struggle which went on in spain for 30 many
.n the
Legends Of which the land is iull9 Among the
Teutonic nations in that epoch. - well. as
one xss ss
Christianity against the heather; and Moham-
In looking over the Cali Kline codsx you can:
not help being struck with. the rich mine OF
historical instruction and Of the Hottest prac-
ticai inspiration which Is tS be found In each
script was from the hand OF the Papsl Chancel-
Ior Aymerlc who was a also sent BY Calixtus as
ambie, declares that he has gathered the facts
related In these books from the boat sources
| within his reach. sent the work to DO revised
~ the most eminent SCHOLAR. Of tho day. Thus
| II came to the famous Monastery OF Cluny. The
original COPY after this revision. was sent to
Rome In 1l3S, the bearer being Aymeric Picand.
Monastery Of veze!ay where st. Bernard had
the then Pope. approved tho original work oi
his predecessor the first and second, books Of
that no had himself learned. elites his authori-
| ties with great candor and simplicity.
| The codex. thus stamped with the seal OF
the Roman spprobation, was taken BY Aymeric
q the chaplain to . noble Flomish lady called
whS was going on to
Variable literary Jewels found In the original
Aymerio himself. and by him set 70 music. the
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