Thaumaturgy
Thaumaturgy (from the Greek θαυματουργος " miracle worker " - thauma " miracle" and ergon "work") or miracle activity means as much as the ability to perform miracles. Thaumaturge is the nickname of several Greek saint, for example, by Nicholas the Wonderworker. In general, thus can be called miracles effecting people. The Thaumatologie is in the theology of the doctrine of miracles.
Famous Thaumaturge
- Apollonius of Tyana
- Francis of Assisi
- Jesus Christ
Kings as Thaumaturge
Until well into the modern age, the French and English kings were revered as healers. In France, the beginning of this belief is dated in the reign of Philip I., in England to Edward the Confessor. The king should be able to cure scrofulous by laying on of hands. The term scrofula is derived from the Latin word scrofula, which means something like " neck adenoma ". Among them were the Middle Ages to the Early Modern inflammation of the lymph nodes, as well as all other diseases of the neck referred to that showed by inflammation and suppuration.
The healing of scrofula is in the Epitoma Vitae Regis Rotberti Pii attributed to the first Robert the Pious of Helgaud by Fleury. Since this work to the hagiographic patterns of that time follows is not certain that the royal miracle cures were actually taking place.
The treatise De Pignoribus Sanctorum of Guibert, Abbot of Nogent- sous- Coucy contains the following paragraph:
This is therefore in healing to a familiar ( consuetudinario ) miracle that his father had ( Philip I ) accomplished. Ever since that time, so about 70 years after Robert the Pious, one would expect this miracle, and the ability to do so is inherited.
In England, faith is born of royal healing power at about the same time, however, was happy to be relocated by his contemporaries in the reign of Edward the Confessor. William of Malmesbury Gesta regum Anglorum writes in his, the faith, the healing power of Edward had been lying in his royal blood, is a misconception. This shows that, to the time of Wilhelm this " misconception " was widespread.
The end of the exercise of the healing cult and thus, the end of faith arrived in England with the reign of the House of Hanover (since 1714) and in France with the French Revolution.