Saints and sinners: coins in medieval Italian graves
Why were coins deposited with ordinary people? Why were coins deposited with saints and with other important people? Why were coins not deposited in many or most graves?
Grand Princess Olga: Pagan Vengeance and Sainthood in Kievan Rus
Olga is the only woman for whom we possess significant biographical details in the written sources for the Kievan Rus period of Russian history (860s – 1240).
Gregory the Great as ‘Apostle of the English’ in Post-Conquest Canterbury
This article re-examines the history of a saint’s cult that has been taken as a crucial test case in discussions of Norman attitudes towards Anglo-Saxon culture.
Clare of Montefalco (1268-1308): The life of the soul is the love of God
This dissertation introduces St. Clare of Montefalco, a medieval mystic of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, to the English-speaking world.
Anorexia and the Holiness of Saint Catherine of Siena
Anorexia and other manifestations of the body provided the medieval woman a unique opportunity to affirm the true power of mystico-religious rules.
Margery Kempe: Madwoman or Mystic – A Narrative Approach to the Representation of Madness and Mysticism in Medieval England
The Book of Margery Kempe tells the story of one woman’s spiritual journey in Medieval England over a twenty-five year period, describing her quest to establish spiritual authority as a result of her personal conversations with Jesus and God.
Interview with Frederick S. Paxton
Frederick S. Paxton, a Professor of History at Connecticut College. The main focus of his research has been about how medieval people approached…
Among These Authors are the Men of Bec: Historical Writing among the Monks of Bec
Among These Authors are the Men of Bec: Historical Writing among the Monks of Bec Vaughn, Sally N. Essays in Medieval Studies, vol.…
The Eccentric Hermit-Bishop: Bede, Cuthbert, and Farne Island
The Eccentric Hermit-Bishop:Bede, Cuthbert, and Farne Island Aggeler, Christian Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 16 (1999) Abstract Cuthbert, the renowned saint of early…
Spirituality and Self-Representation in The Life of Christina Mirabilis
Spirituality and Self-Representation in The Life of Christina Mirabilis Giglio, Katheryn M. Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 15 (1998) Abstract In her introduction…
The Sweet Song of Satan: Music and Resistance in the Vercelli Book
The Sweet Song of Satan: Music and Resistance in the Vercelli Book Heckman, Christina M. Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 15 (1998) Abstract…
Martín y muchos pobres: Grotesque Versions of the Charity of St Martin in the Bosch and Bruegel Schools
Martín y muchos pobres: Grotesque Versions of the Charity of St Martin in the Bosch and Bruegel Schools Walsh, Martin W. Essays in…
Swete May, Soulis Leche: The Winifred Carol of John Audelay
Swete May, Soulis Leche: The Winifred Carol of John Audelay Jones, Melissa Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 14 (1997) Abstract Ella Keats Whiting,…
St Gertrude’s Synecdoche: The Problem of Writing the Sacred Heart
St Gertrude’s Synecdoche: The Problem of Writing the Sacred Heart Jenkins, Eve B. Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 14 (1997) Abstract St Gertrude…
The Lives of Umiliana de’ Cerchi: Representations of Female Sainthood in Thirteenth-Century Florence
The Lives of Umiliana de’ Cerchi: Representations of Female Sainthood in Thirteenth-Century Florence Schuchman, Anne M. Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 14 (1997)…
Famous Last Words: Ælfric’s Saints Facing Death
Famous Last Words: Ælfric’s Saints Facing Death Wilcox, Jonathon Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 10 (1993) Abstract Old English prose is underrated. Many…
The Sexualized and Gendered Tortures of Virgin Martyrs in Medieval English Literature
The Sexualized and Gendered Tortures of Virgin Martyrs in Medieval English Literature By Eileen Harney PhD Dissertation, University of Toronto, 2008 Abstract: This work…
Two Early Anglo-Saxon Holy Men: Oswald and Cuthbert
Two Early Anglo-Saxon Holy Men: Oswald and Cuthbert By John Corbett The Anglo-Saxons, synthesis and achievement, edited by J. Douglas Woods, David Anthony…
The Other Saint Bernard: The ‘Troubled and Varied Career’ of Bernard of Abbeville, Abbot of Tiron
His abbey was the source for more than a hundred communities throughout France and, perhaps surprisingly, in Scotland, Wales and England.
Resurrection: Representation v. Reality In a Miracle of St John of Beverley
Resurrection: Representation v. Reality In a Miracle of St John of Beverley Wilson, Susan E. Medieval Forum, vol. 1 (2002) Abstract A thirteenth-century…
Syncletica and Macrina: Two Early Lives of Women Saints
Syncletica and Macrina: Two Early Lives of Women Saints By Kevin Corrigan Vox Benedictina, Vol.6:3 (1989) Introduction: It would certainly be fair to…
There is no hero without a dragon: a revisionist interpretation of the myth of St George and the dragon
In popular Western depictions and descriptions the dragon assumed monstrous proportions and is most often described as an enormous, winged serpent-like beast, half reptile, half mammal, with a scaly body and a powerful tail, four-legged like a crocodile, with protruding teeth and eyes, sharp claws and the capacity to exhale fire or noxious gases.
Liturgical Readings of the Cathedral Office for Saint Cuthbert
Liturgical Readings of the Cathedral Office for Saint Cuthbert Lenz, Karmen The Heroic Age, Issue 12 (May 2009) Abstract The tenth-century rhymed Office…
The State of Irish Hagiography
The State of Irish Hagiography Bray, Dorothy The Heroic Age, Issue 9 (Oct 2006) Abstract For many years, modern scholars tended to regard…
St. Oswald’s Martyrdom: Drogo of Saint-Winnoc’s Sermo secundus de s. Oswaldo
St. Oswald’s Martyrdom: Drogo of Saint-Winnoc’s Sermo secundus de s. Oswaldo Defries, David The Heroic Age, Issue 9 (Oct 2006) Abstract The Sermo…