Titivillus
was a demon said to work on behalf of Belphegor, Lucifer or Satan to introduce
errors into the work of scribes. The first reference to Titivillus by name
occurred in Tractatus de Penitentia, c. 1285, by Johannes Galensis, John of
Wales.
Titivillus has also been described as collecting idle chat that
occurs during church service, and mispronounced, mumbled or skipped words of
the service, to take to Hell to be counted against the offenders.
He has been
called the "patron demon of scribes," as Titivillus provides an easy
excuse for the errors that are bound to creep into manuscripts as they are
copied.
(...)
Según parece, Titivillus era el demonio al que Satán le encomendó introducir errores en el trabajo de los escribas.
Por lo tanto, debería ser el santo patrono (?) de los correctores...
¡Alabado sea, en todo caso, por ayudarnos a llevar el pan ázimo a nuestras mesas!
(Debo la referencia a Javier H. Marín, @Marinjav, y el texto, por supuesto, a la Wikipedia, donde se puede seguir leyendo.)
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