Aelred of Rievaulx and the Saints of Hexham: Tradition, Innovation, and Devotion in Twelfth-Century Northern England

This article examines a little-studied work by Aelred of Rievaulx (d. 1167): his tractate on the miracles of the saints of Hexham—referred to here as Miracula—composed for the feast of the saints' translation in 1154/1155. While Miracula has been incidental to the prolific scholarship on Aelred...

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Main Author: Whitnah, Lauren Linn (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [2018]
In: Church history
Year: 2018, Volume: 87, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-30
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Aelred, von Rievaulx, Abt 1110-1167 / Hexham / Bishop / Hagiography / Manuscript
IxTheo Classification:KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages
KBF British Isles
KCD Hagiography; saints
KDB Roman Catholic Church
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