Debating the saints' cult in the age of Gregory the Great

Introduction: Gregory the Great and the saints' cult in late antiquity -- 1. Gregory the Great and Eustratius of Constantinople: The Dialogues on the miracles of the Italian fathers as an apology for the cult of the saints -- 2. The fourth dialogue of Pope Gregory the Great: the early Byzantine...

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Main Author: Dal Santo, Matthew (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2012
In:Year: 2012
Reviews:Debating the Saints’ Cult in the Age of Gregory the Great. By Matthew Dal Santo (2014) (Cameron, Averil)
Edition:1. ed.
Series/Journal:Oxford studies in Byzantium
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Byzantine Empire / Saints / History 550-650
Further subjects:B Christian saints Cult History Early church, ca. 30-600
B Byzantine Empire Church history
B Saints Cult Byzantine Empire History
B Christian hagiography History Early church, ca. 30-600
B Byzantine Empire Religious life and customs
B Gregory Pope (approximately 540-604)
B Gregory--I,--Pope, ca. 540-604 Dialogues
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Summary:Introduction: Gregory the Great and the saints' cult in late antiquity -- 1. Gregory the Great and Eustratius of Constantinople: The Dialogues on the miracles of the Italian fathers as an apology for the cult of the saints -- 2. The fourth dialogue of Pope Gregory the Great: the early Byzantine context of a Latin disquisition on the soul -- 3. Contesting the saints' miracles: the witness of early Byzantine lives and miracle collections -- 4. The saints' inactivity post mortem: soul sleep and the cult of saints east of the Euphrates -- Conclusion: Debating the saints' cult in the age of Gregory the Great and Muhammad -- Epilogue: Visualizing the God-guarded empire with the Sinai icon of the virgin and child
ISBN:0199646791