Page 1 of 1

Boiled in a cauldron of oil, resin and pitch

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2023 11:29 am
by Stravaig
Stumbled upon this whilst in the course of researching for something else.

St Vitus

Vitus was a 4th-century Sicilian boy who endured barbaric forms of torture after his conversion to Christianity. The cruellest of these was to be boiled, aged twelve, in a cauldron of oil, resin and pitch. Miraculously, he survived, thanks to his unwavering faith.

Blimey! :shock:

Re: Boiled in a cauldron of oil, resin and pitch

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2023 2:10 pm
by Geoff
Bet that made him dance.

Re: Boiled in a cauldron of oil, resin and pitch

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2023 2:13 pm
by Stravaig
LOL!

But it must be true! I read it on the Internet. :D

Re: Boiled in a cauldron of oil, resin and pitch

Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2023 10:51 am
by Stravaig
I've heard of St Vitus Dance, of course, but didn't really knoow much about it so I followed it up today.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_mania
Fascinating!

I guess it's a bit of work avoidance activity, as I have plenty of useful things I should be doing. :roll: