20 to In MacArthur 's thesis we begin see the results and of a ciprocal influence between the East West. This will becnne clearer as we study the two feasts as they appeared in Gaul, Sapin and North Italy. Gaul, Spain, North Italy: Reciprocal Influence of East and West the M:>st scholars think that feast of Epiphany was the Pan.an celebrated in Gaul before the feast of Nativity. They trace this to a direct Eastern to influence. It is curious note that the earliest rrention of the feast of Epiphany either in the East or West cunes fran who the pagan anus Marcellinus, travelled with Emperor in Julian in Gaul or He records haN Julian entered 360 361. the. Christians' church on the feast of the Epiphany: quern "Feriarum die, celebrantes mense Ianuario Christiani we we nia dictitant". Although have this witness of 360, find 59 nothing concerning the content of the Gallican Epiphany until 431 with Paulinus of Nola. He mentions the three miracles 60 typical of the Eastern feast.The adoration of the Magi and the miracle of Cana eventually give way to the Baptismal OOI11reITOration under the later influence of the Eastern Epiphany. type North Italy presents a of intenrediary zone: by influenced Rare and and the Gaul Botte supplies us with historical East. 61 data fran Filastrius of Brescia Saint Ambrose (d.397} and Saint (383), to Peter sologus (d. 450). These three witness an evolution in the content or object of the North Italian feast of the Epiphany. First Filastrius tions Epiphany as the adoration of the Magi as prirnru::y and the Baptism along with the Transfiguration as
20 In MacArthur 's thesis we begin to see the results of a ciprocal influence between the East and West. This will becnne clearer as we study the two feasts as they appeared in Gaul, Sapin and North Italy. Gaul, Spain, North Italy: Reciprocal Influence of East and West M:>st scholars think that the feast of Epiphany was celebrated in Gaul before the Pan.an feast of the Nativity. They trace this to a direct Eastern influence. It is curious to note that the earliest rrention of the feast of Epiphany either in the East or West cunes fran the pagan anus Marcellinus, who travelled with Emperor Julian in Gaul in 360 or 361. He records haN Julian entered the. Christians' church on the feast of the Epiphany: "Feriarum die, quern celebrantes mense Ianuario Christiani nia dictitant". 59 Although we have this witness of 360, we find nothing concerning the content of the Gallican Epiphany until 431 with Paulinus of Nola. 60 He mentions the three miracles typical of the Eastern feast.The adoration of the Magi and the miracle of Cana eventually give way to the Baptismal OOI11reITOration under the later influence of the Eastern Epiphany. North Italy presents a type of intenrediary zone: influenced by Rare and Gaul and the East. 61 Botte supplies us with historical data fran Filastrius of Brescia (383), Saint Ambrose (d.397} and Saint Peter sologus (d. 450). These three witness to an evolution in the content or object of the North Italian feast of the Epiphany. First Filastrius tions Epiphany as the adoration of the Magi as prirnru::y and the Baptism along with the Transfiguration as
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