The stolen bones of St. John of Matha: forgery, theft, and sainthood in the seventeenth century
"Investigates an incident of holy relic theft in Rome, the lengthy legal case that followed it, and the larger questions that surrounded saints' remains in seventeenth-century Catholic Europe"--
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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University Park, Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania State University Press
[2023]
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Iberian encounter and exchange (Vol. 10)
Year: 2023 |
Series/Journal: | Iberian encounter and exchange
Vol. 10 |
Further subjects: | B
John de Matha, Saint (1160-1213)
Relics
B Trinitarians History 17th century B Theft of relics (Italy) (Rome) History 17th century B John de Matha, Saint (1160-1213) Cult |
Summary: | "Investigates an incident of holy relic theft in Rome, the lengthy legal case that followed it, and the larger questions that surrounded saints' remains in seventeenth-century Catholic Europe"-- |
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Item Description: | beinhaltet bibliographische Referenzen und Indices |
ISBN: | 0271095350 |