Lay Sanctity in the Central Middle Ages, 970–1120
This article surveys a collection of lay saints who were neither martyrs nor born into a royal family to show that, despite previous assumptions, this type of sainthood was possible before developments of the twelfth century. Two main themes emerge from their cults, namely an attempt to promote piou...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2020]
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The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 2020, Volume: 71, Issue: 4, Pages: 738-754 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Saint
/ Layman
/ Saints
/ History 970-1120
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IxTheo Classification: | CH Christianity and Society KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages KCD Hagiography; saints |
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