The Author of the Life of Christina of Markyate: The Case for Robert de Gorron (d. 1166)
The authorship of the Life of the twelfth-century English holy woman, Christina of Markyate (c. 1096-after 1155), has inspired considerable scholarly speculation. Though the writer never once positively identifies himself in extant versions of the text, oblique references locate his activity at the...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2017]
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The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 2017, Volume: 68, Issue: 4, Pages: 719-746 |
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Christina of Markyate ca. 1097-nach 1154
/ Saint's life
/ Author
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages KBF British Isles KCD Hagiography; saints |
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| Summary: | The authorship of the Life of the twelfth-century English holy woman, Christina of Markyate (c. 1096-after 1155), has inspired considerable scholarly speculation. Though the writer never once positively identifies himself in extant versions of the text, oblique references locate his activity at the Benedictine monastery of St Albans in Hertfordshire during the 1130s under the patronage of the reigning abbot, Geoffrey de Gorron (1119-46), and intimate the close connections that he enjoyed with his narrative's subjects. Building on these references, and incorporating clues from related sources from St Albans and Markyate, this article reconstructs the likeliest candidate for authorship - Robert de Gorron (d. 1166), Geoffrey's nephew, appointed sacristan and later abbatial successor - and assesses his eligibility. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-7637 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of ecclesiastical history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0022046916002815 |