Medievalists.net » Hagiography http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 The ‘Miracle of Childbirth’: The Portrayal of Parturient Women in Medieval Miracle Narratives http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/04/the-miracle-of-childbirth-the-portrayal-of-parturient-women-in-medieval-miracle-narratives/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/04/the-miracle-of-childbirth-the-portrayal-of-parturient-women-in-medieval-miracle-narratives/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2015 03:04:38 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62307 This paper explores how tales of difficult births found in medieval miracle narratives can contribute to our understanding of the experience of pregnancy and childbirth in twelfth-century England.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/19/kissing-heavens-door-the-medieval-legend-of-judas-iscariot/feed/ 0 Miracles from Medieval Iceland http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/10/miracles-from-medieval-iceland/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/10/miracles-from-medieval-iceland/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2015 18:27:30 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59549 The first saint from Iceland was Thorlak Thorhallsson. The saga of his life reveals dozens of the miracles that were attributed to him after his death. Here are ten of these miracles, which reveal much about religion and daily life in medieval Iceland.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/10/miracles-from-medieval-iceland/feed/ 0 Imprisoning the Mentally Ill in Medieval England http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/29/imprisoning-the-mentally-ill-in-medieval-england/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/29/imprisoning-the-mentally-ill-in-medieval-england/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2015 16:29:25 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59297 What to do with mentally ill individuals who are violent? This is a question that modern and medieval societies had to deal with.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/29/imprisoning-the-mentally-ill-in-medieval-england/feed/ 0 Cuthbert, Guthlac and the Life of St Antony http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/26/cuthbert-guthlac-and-the-life-of-st-antony/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/26/cuthbert-guthlac-and-the-life-of-st-antony/#comments Sat, 27 Jun 2015 03:32:33 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59236 Christians far from Egypt have drawn inspiration from the Life of St Antony, including England’s two most popular pre-Conquest hermit saints

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/26/cuthbert-guthlac-and-the-life-of-st-antony/feed/ 0 Parental Grief and Prayer in the Middle Ages: Religious Coping in Swedish Miracle Stories http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/26/parental-grief-and-prayer-in-the-middle-ages-religious-coping-in-swedish-miracle-stories/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/26/parental-grief-and-prayer-in-the-middle-ages-religious-coping-in-swedish-miracle-stories/#comments Tue, 26 May 2015 22:50:12 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58449 This article focuses on expressions of bereavement and religious coping in medieval miracle stories from Sweden.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/24/holy-and-unholy-miracle-workers/feed/ 0 Katherine of Alexandria: Decline of an Empire http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/27/katherine-of-alexandria-decline-of-an-empire/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/27/katherine-of-alexandria-decline-of-an-empire/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2015 00:46:00 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=57908 According to hagiographers, (C)Katherine was a princess, the daughter of Roman governor named Constus. She was well educated, beautiful and highly intelligent. She converted to Christianity at the age of 13 or 14 and caught the eye of the Roman Emperor, Maxentius (278-318 AD).

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/27/katherine-of-alexandria-decline-of-an-empire/feed/ 0 Top Ten Superheroes of the Middle Ages http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/26/top-ten-superheroes-of-the-middle-ages/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/26/top-ten-superheroes-of-the-middle-ages/#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2015 20:17:22 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=57873 Even in medieval times they had stories and legends about people with extraordinary gifts - saints and warriors with special powers. Here is our list of ten superheroes from the Middle Ages.

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