Communities of Remembrance: Religious Orders and the Cult of Thomas de Cantilupe, Bishop of Hereford (1275-82)

In the chronological list of posthumous miracles attributed to St Thomas de Cantilupe, bishop of Hereford (1275-82, canonized 1320), there are eleven explicit references to religious order in Britain. This article explores some of the themes of these miracle stories as recorded in the surviving cont...

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Main Author: Bass, Ian L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brepols [2018]
In: The journal of medieval monastic studies
Year: 2018, Volume: 7, Pages: 237-272
IxTheo Classification:KAC Church history 500-1500; Middle Ages
KBF British Isles
KCA Monasticism; religious orders
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Summary:In the chronological list of posthumous miracles attributed to St Thomas de Cantilupe, bishop of Hereford (1275-82, canonized 1320), there are eleven explicit references to religious order in Britain. This article explores some of the themes of these miracle stories as recorded in the surviving contemporary account, Oxford, Exeter College MS 158, and examines their potential to inform our understanding of aspects of monastic life. These accounts allow historians to re-date or extend some abbacies of heads of religious houses, observe the performance of visitations and the care for the sick, and highlight how religious houses were vehicles for communal remembrance and could influence lay dedication to particular cult centres. In order to make these accounts accessible to a wide audience for future use, the article includes the monastic miracles in a fully transcribed and translated appendix with relevant historical notes.
ISSN:2034-3523
Contains:Enthalten in: The journal of medieval monastic studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1484/J.JMMS.5.116571