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Virgin martyrs make up one of the largest categories of medieval saints. To judge by their frequent appearances in art and literature, they also figure among the most venerated. The legends of virgin martyrs, retold in various ways through the centuries, illuminate trends in popular piety, values, a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Winstead, Karen A. (Karen Anne), 1960- (Editor , Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
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Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2000.
Temas:
Christian women saints > Legends.
Christian women martyrs > Legends.
Virginity > Religious aspects > Christianity > Legends.
Christian legends > England.
Saintes chrétiennes > Légendes.
Martyres chrétiennes > Légendes.
Légendes chrétiennes > Angleterre.
Virginité > Aspect religieux > Christianisme > Légendes.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Religious.
RELIGION > Christian Church > History.
RELIGION > Christianity > History.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Medieval.
Christian legends
Christian women martyrs
Christian women saints
Virginity > Religious aspects > Christianity
Legende
Anthologie
Igreja (história)
Mulheres (aspectos religiosos)
Santos (biografia histórica)
Cristianismo (história)
England
legends (literary genre)
Legends
Legends.
Légendes.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Saint Juliana / Anonymous, ca. 1200
  • Saints Agatha, Lucy, Justine, and Barbara / The South English Legendary
  • Saint Anastasia / The North English Legendary
  • Saint Cecilia / Geoffrey Chaucer
  • Saint Christine / William Paris
  • Saint Eugenia / The Scottish Legendary
  • Saint Winifred / John Mirk
  • Saints Margaret and Petronilla / John Lydgate
  • Saints Agnes and Dorothy / Osbern Bokenham
  • Saint Katherine / Anonymous, ca. 1420
  • Saint Ursula and the eleven thousand virgins / Anonymous, ca. 1485.

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