Connections Between Body and Soul: The Asceticism of Medieval Saints
Connections Between Body and Soul: The Asceticism of Medieval Saints Hanson, Sarah E. UCI Undergraduate Research Journal, Vol.12 (2009) Abstract The relationship between…
Birgitta of Sweden and the Divine Mysteries of Motherhood
Birgitta of Sweden and the Divine Mysteries of Motherhood Stjerna, Kirsi Feminist Forum, 24, no. 1 (1997) Abstract St. Birgitta of Sweden is…
Embodying Mysticism: The Utilization of Embodied Experience in the Mysticism of Italian Women, Circa 1200-1400 CE
Embodying Mysticism: The Utilization of Embodied Experience in the Mysticism of Italian Women, Circa 1200-1400 CE Esposito, Elizabeth A. M.A. Thesis, University of…
“Frankish” or “Byzantine” Saint? The origins of the cult of Saint Martin in Dalmatia
“Frankish” or “Byzantine” Saint? The origins of the cult of Saint Martin in Dalmatia Vedris, Trpimir Papers from the First and Second Postgraduate Forums in…
The Art of Comparing in Byzantium
The Art of Comparing in Byzantium Maguire, Henry The Art Bulletin, Vol. 70, No. 1 (1988) Abstract Rhetoric was an important component of…
Remains of Anglo-Saxon Saint discovered?
Archaeologists working in the Oxfordshire town of Bicester believe they have discovered a reliquary containing some of the bones of Saint Edburg, a…
The Shepherd Goes to War: Santo Domingo Revisited
The Shepherd Goes to War: Santo Domingo Revisited Daas, Martha M.(Old Dominion University) eHumanista: Volume 11, (2008) Abstract The thirteenth century was witness…
Sex and the single saint physicality in Anglo-Saxon female saints’ lives
This study examines the treatment of the female body in several Anglo-Saxon saints’ lives.
The great crusader hero: Louis IX or Joinville?
The great crusader hero: Louis IX or Joinville? Almeida, Adriana (Aluna de Mestrado da Faculdade de Letras do Porto) Revista Medievalista Online, ano 4, número…
HISPANISMS IN THE LANGUAGE OF ISIDORE OF SEVILLE
HISPANISMS IN THE LANGUAGE OF ISIDORE OF SEVILLE Maltby, Robert Hispania terris omnibus felicior: Premesse ed esiti di un processo di integrazione, Pisa…
A Swedish Crusader King as Russian Orthodox Saint on the Valamo Archipelago?
A Swedish Crusader King as Russian Orthodox Saint on the Valamo Archipelago? Lind, John H. (University of Southern Denmark, Odense) University of Paris,…
The miraculuous water of Guðmundr Arason and the limits of holiness in medieval Iceland
The miraculuous water of Guðmundr Arason and the limits of holiness in medieval Iceland By Joel Anderson Master’s Thesis, University of Iceland, 2008…
Scholars examine life and writings of Jocelin of Furness
Jocelin of Furness was one of the most significant writers to emerge from England’s north-west during the Middle Ages, but historians have tended…
A Tale of Two Wonderworkers: St. Nicholas of Myra in the Writings and Life of St. Thomas Aquinas
One subject that has never been closely investigated is the saint’s relationship to another famous saint, Nicholas of Myra, on whose feast in 1273 Thomas experienced the mystical vision that led to the definitive cessation of his writings.
Constructed Landscapes and Social Memory; Tales of St. Samson in Early Medieval Cornwall
Constructed Landscapes and Social Memory; Tales of St. Samson in Early Medieval Cornwall Harvey, Dr. David C. (Department of Geography, University of Exeter) Environment and…
The Journey of Saint Catherine of Mount Sinai
The Journey of Saint Catherine of Mount Sinai Duelt, Daniel Duran Mediterraneum: The Splendor of the Medieval Mediterranean (13th-15th centuries), ed. Xavier Barral i Altet…
Lecture on “Place Names and Saints’ Cults: a window on medieval Scotland” to be given in Derry
In celebration of Colmcille Day, the Northern Ireland city of Derry is hosting a lecture by Gilbert Markus on “Place Names and Saints’…
A Voice in the Wilderness: Saints, Prisoners and Exiles in William of Paris’s Life of St. Christina
A Voice in the Wilderness: Saints, Prisoners and Exiles in William of Paris’s Life of St. Christina By Katherine Frances Hortulus: The Online…
‘Quae voces audio?’ Some questions regarding the exploration of medieval British childhoods
Considerations regarding the experience and understanding of medieval childhood will swiftly remind the historian dealing with these problems of major limitations concerning the possible investigation and exploration of historical societies and their specific mentalities.
Sacred commodities: the circulation of medieval relics
Could one reasonably describe a human body or portions thereof as destined for circulation?
Jeanne d’Arc: Morale, Spiritual Authority, and Gunpowder
Few people in history have had more written about them than Jeanne d’Arc. This young woman has been claimed by French Nationalists, the Catholic church, and radical feminists alike; she has been portrayed variously as saint, heretic, schizophrenic, war heroine, virgin, and tart.
‘In the beginning was the Word’: books and faith in the age of Bede
‘In the beginning was the Word’: books and faith in the age of Bede Brown, Michelle P. The Heroic Age, Issue 4, Winter…
The Emergence of the Cult of the Virgin Mary as the Patron Saint of Seafarers
Through the ages, Christian seafarers have had recourse to a number of saints in search of protection against the many perils of the sea.
To Rise beyond their Sex: The Representation of Female Cross-Dressing Saints in Caxton’s Vitas Patrum
In my paper, I will discuss the lives of the four cross-dressing women in the Vitas Patrum, and another saint, Mary of Egypt, who shares many of the features of the transvestite saints.
Enjoying the saints in late antiquity
Enjoying the saints in late antiquity By Peter Brown Early Medieval Europe, Volume 9, Issue 1 (2000) Abstract: The discovery at Mainz by…