Alfonso X, St. James, and the Virgin
Alfonso X, St. James, and the Virgin By Anthony J. Cárdenas-Rotunno Latin American Institute, Research Paper Series No. 50 (2009) Abstract: This study…
Session 5: Texts, Rituals and the Social Order – Lantfred’s Swithun and the Fundamentals of Reform: Educating Lay Pilgrims in 10th century Winchester
Lantfred’s Swithun and the Fundamentals of Reform: Educating Lay Pilgrims in 10th century Winchester Christopher Reidel (Boston College) Summary At the height of…
A lesson in holy kingship: the thirteenth-century “La estoire de Seint Aedward le Rei”
A lesson in holy kingship: the thirteenth-century “La estoire de Seint Aedward le Rei” By Judtih Collard South African Journal of Art History,…
Session 3: Hostages & Captive Taking in the High Middle Ages Heroes, Fosterage and Hagiography: The Function of Fosterage in Medieval Irish Literature
Heroes, Fosterage and Hagiography: The Function of Fosterage in Medieval Irish Literature Lahney Preston-Matto (Adelphi University) Summary This paper examined the fosterage from…
The Liber miraculorum of Simon de Montfort: Contested sanctity and contesting authority in late thirteenth-century England
The Liber miraculorum of Simon de Montfort: Contested sanctity and contesting authority in late thirteenth-century England By John E. St.Lawrence PhD Dissertation, University of…
Haskins Society Conference – Session 2: Historiography in the Salian Age
Haskins Society Conference – Session 2: Historiography in the Salian Age Fruitolf Michelsberg’s Chronicle, the Schools of Bamberg and the Preservation of Imperial…
Historical and Symbolic Meanings of Body and Gesture in Medieval Miracles, c. 1000- 1200
Historical and Symbolic Meanings of Body and Gesture in Medieval Miracles, c. 1000- 1200 By Uta Kleine Paper given at the International Medieval…
Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela and the Supporting Travel Network
I would like to consider here how a Roman hamlet such as Santiago de Compostela turned into one of three major holy places in Middle Ages, what historical significance the legends of Santo Jacob had, what motives moved many pilgrims to travel to Santiago de Compostela, what were ages, sexes, jobs and classes of pilgrims, and what communicative means and what travel network were used by medieval pilgrims.
Miracles of Bodily Transformation, or How St. Francis Received the Stigmata
No brief discussion of stigmata can hope to take account of the many, and sometimes conflicting, dimensions of this historically datable, and relatively recent, religious phenomenon.
The target of St Adalbert mission and the place of his martyrdom. A new hypothesis
The target of St Adalbert mission and the place of his martyrdom. A new hypothesis By Leszek Pawel Slupecki Medieval Europe Paris 2007,…
Accidents among medieval children as seen from the miracles of six English saints and martyrs
Accidents among medieval children as seen from the miracles of six English saints and martyrs By Eleanora C. Gordon Medical History, Vol.35:2 (1991)…
Miri Rubin – Mother of God: A History of the Virgin Mary
Miri Rubin is medieval historian and Professor of Early Modern History at Queen Mary, University of London. In ‘Mother of God’, Rubin presents…
Karlsgrab: The Site and Significance of Charlemagne’s Sepulcher in Aachen
Karlsgrab: The Site and Significance of Charlemagne’s Sepulcher in Aachen By John F. Moffitt Quidditas, Vol. 30 (2009) Abstract: The intention of what…
Some observations on martyrdom in post-conversion Scandinavia
Martyrdom – here defined as the perceived attainment of sanctity through the suffering of violent death – is widely attested in early Scandinavian written sources.
Landscape with Two Saints: How Genovefa of Paris and Brigit of Kildare Built Christianity in Barbarian Europe
Landscape with Two Saints: How Genovefa of Paris and Brigit of Kildare Built Christianity in Barbarian Europe By Lisa Bitel Oxford University Press,…
A Companion to Clare of Assisi: Life, Writings, and Spirituality
A Companion to Clare of Assisi: Life, Writings, and Spirituality By Joan Mueller Brill, 2010 ISBN: 978 90 04 18216 5 Clare of…
Art and Identity in an Amulet Roll from Fourteenth-Century Trebizond
Art and Identity in an Amulet Roll from Fourteenth-Century Trebizond By Glenn Peers Church History and Religious Culture, Vol.89:1-3 (2009) Abstract: This article…
The Ladies of Ely
The ‘sisters’ of Ely were among the most venerated saints of Anglo-Saxon England, regularly rivalling even the Canterbury cults in the number and value of donations received from supplicants
The Cult of ‘Maria Regina’ in Early Medieval Rome
The Cult of ‘Maria Regina’ in Early Medieval Rome By John Osborne Paper given at the Norwegian Institute in Rome (2004) Introduction: Few…
Rewriting history in the cult of St Cuthbert from the ninth to the twelfth centuries
Rewriting history in the cult of St Cuthbert from the ninth to the twelfth centuries Crumplin, Sally University of St Andrews, 2005 Abstract…
Hagiography and the cult of saints in the diocese of Liège, c. 700-980
Hagiography and the cult of saints in the diocese of Liège, c. 700-980 Zimmern, Matthew University of St Andrews, 2007 Abstract This thesis…
An analysis of the correspondence and hagiographical works of Philip of Harvengt
An analysis of the correspondence and hagiographical works of Philip of Harvengt By Lynsey E. Robertson PhD Dissertation, University of St Andrews, 2007…
St. Nicholas Churches in Anatolia and Thrace
St. Nicholas Churches in Anatolia and Thrace By Yildiz Ötüken Arkeoloji Dergisi, Vol.1 (1991) Introduction: This paper contains a brief presentation of some…
The Legend of St. George Saving A Youth from Captivity and Its Depiction in Art
The Legend of St. George Saving A Youth from Captivity and Its Depiction in Art By Piotr Grotowski Series Byzantina. I (2003) Introduction:…
The Bruce Dynasty, Becket and Scottish Pilgrimage to Canterbury, c.1178-c.1404
This paper seeks to question the assumption that the outbreak of prolonged Anglo-Scottish war in 1296 brought an abrupt decline in Scottish interest in St Thomas, his shrine at Canterbury and the great abbey dedicated to him in Scotland at Arbroath