La Passion de S. Géréon de Cologne (BHL 3446). Une composition d'époque ottonienne

The manuscript tradition and various internal elements of the Passio Gereonis (BHL 3446) enable us to assign this important text to the last third of the Xth century, as W. Levison had foreseen in his time. The writing of this text was doubtlessly intended to support the traditional veneration of th...

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Main Author: Nieus, Jean-François (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:French
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Published: 1997
In: Analecta Bollandiana
Year: 1997, Volume: 115, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 5-38
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Summary:The manuscript tradition and various internal elements of the Passio Gereonis (BHL 3446) enable us to assign this important text to the last third of the Xth century, as W. Levison had foreseen in his time. The writing of this text was doubtlessly intended to support the traditional veneration of the Theban Martyrs in the diocese of Cologne at a time when there was strong competition from the rising cult of the homologous St Maurice of Agaune, who had been raised to the rank of Patron of the Ottonian dynasty.
ISSN:2507-0290
Contains:Enthalten in: Analecta Bollandiana
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1484/J.ABOL.4.01702