"Medieval Saints is a collection remarkable both for its range and for its respect for the richness of the individual texts." - Peter Brown, Princeton University
"Medieval Saints is a collection remarkable both for its range and for its respect for the richness of the individual texts." - Peter Brown, Princeton University
Mary-Ann Stouck is a retired Associate Professor of Humanities at Simon Fraser University. She is the editor of Medieval Saints: A Reader (University of Toronto Press, 1999) and the author of a variety of essays and studies on saints' lives and Middle English literature.
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List of Illustrations Chronological Guide Introduction Suggestions for Further Reading Chapter One: Martyrs of the Early Church 1. The Martyrdom of St. Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna 2. The Martyrs of Lyons and Vienne 3. The Passion of SS. Perpetua and Felicitas 4. Tertullian's Address to the Martyrs 5. Augustine Preaches on the Feast of SS. Perpetua and Felicitas 6. The Trials and Execution of Cyprian 7. The Age of Martyrs in Legend: The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus Chapter Two: The Desert Fathers and Mothers 8. Christianity in the Desert: St. Antony the Great 9. Antony's Disciples: Paul the Simple 10. The First Hermit: St. Paul of Thebes 11. A Harlot in the Desert: Mary of Egypt 12. A Famous Pillar Saint: Symeon Stylites 13. A Transvestite Saint: Mary/Marina Chapter Three: Bishops, Monks, and Nuns 14. St. Martin of Tours 15. The Life and Miracles of St. Benedict 16. Venantius Fortunatus's Life of St. Radegund 17. Radegund Writes to the Bishops 18. An Irish Missionary: St. Gall, by Walahfrid Strabo 19. A Mirror for Monks: The Life of St. Maiol, Abbot of Cluny Chapter Four: Royal Saints 20. Ælfric's Life of St. Edmund, King and Martyr 21. St. Margaret, Queen of Scotland Chapter Five: Pilgrimage 22. St. Augustine on the Rites at the Martyrs' Tombs 23. Pilgrimage and Miracles in North Africa 24. Sæewulf Makes a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 25. The Pilgrim's Guide to St. James of Compostella 26. Pilgrimage as Metaphor: The Canterbury Tales 27. Jerusalem Pilgrimage in 1480: The Tribulations of Brother Felix Chapter Six: Relics 28. Gregory of Tours: The Power of Relics 29. The Humiliation of St. Mitrias 30. The Affair of St. Sergius's Fingerbone 31. Criticism of the Cult of Relics: Claudius of Turin 32. Theft of Relics: The Translation of SS. Marcellinus and Peter 33. False Relics and Imposters 34. Fundraising with Relics: The Monks of Laon 35. Fire at the Shrine of St. Edmund Chapter Seven: New Directions 36. The New Hermits: Godric of Finchale 37. Women's Spirituality I: Christina the Astonishing 38. Women's Spirituality II: Umiltà of Faenza 39. The Conversion of St. Francis of Assisi and the Founding of his Order 40. Humanistic Hagiography: The Writings of St. Francis's Companions 41. The Official Life of St. Francis: The Stigmata 42. The Canticle of Brother Sun 43. The Canonization of St. Francis Chapter Eight: Hagiographic Romances 44. St. Ursula and the Eleven Thousand Virgins 45. Four 'Lives' from The Golden Legend 46. 'Lives' of St. Christopher: The Irish Libar Breac 47. 'Lives' of St. Christopher: The South English Legendary 48. An Old French Life of St. Margaret of Antioch Chapter Nine: Epilogue 49. A Reformer's View of the Cult of the Saints 50. A Heretic's Confession 51. Erasmus: A Pilgrimage for Religions Sake Index of Topics Acknowledgements of Sources in Copyright
List of Illustrations Chronological Guide Introduction Suggestions for Further Reading Chapter One: Martyrs of the Early Church 1. The Martyrdom of St. Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna 2. The Martyrs of Lyons and Vienne 3. The Passion of SS. Perpetua and Felicitas 4. Tertullian's Address to the Martyrs 5. Augustine Preaches on the Feast of SS. Perpetua and Felicitas 6. The Trials and Execution of Cyprian 7. The Age of Martyrs in Legend: The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus Chapter Two: The Desert Fathers and Mothers 8. Christianity in the Desert: St. Antony the Great 9. Antony's Disciples: Paul the Simple 10. The First Hermit: St. Paul of Thebes 11. A Harlot in the Desert: Mary of Egypt 12. A Famous Pillar Saint: Symeon Stylites 13. A Transvestite Saint: Mary/Marina Chapter Three: Bishops, Monks, and Nuns 14. St. Martin of Tours 15. The Life and Miracles of St. Benedict 16. Venantius Fortunatus's Life of St. Radegund 17. Radegund Writes to the Bishops 18. An Irish Missionary: St. Gall, by Walahfrid Strabo 19. A Mirror for Monks: The Life of St. Maiol, Abbot of Cluny Chapter Four: Royal Saints 20. Ælfric's Life of St. Edmund, King and Martyr 21. St. Margaret, Queen of Scotland Chapter Five: Pilgrimage 22. St. Augustine on the Rites at the Martyrs' Tombs 23. Pilgrimage and Miracles in North Africa 24. Sæewulf Makes a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 25. The Pilgrim's Guide to St. James of Compostella 26. Pilgrimage as Metaphor: The Canterbury Tales 27. Jerusalem Pilgrimage in 1480: The Tribulations of Brother Felix Chapter Six: Relics 28. Gregory of Tours: The Power of Relics 29. The Humiliation of St. Mitrias 30. The Affair of St. Sergius's Fingerbone 31. Criticism of the Cult of Relics: Claudius of Turin 32. Theft of Relics: The Translation of SS. Marcellinus and Peter 33. False Relics and Imposters 34. Fundraising with Relics: The Monks of Laon 35. Fire at the Shrine of St. Edmund Chapter Seven: New Directions 36. The New Hermits: Godric of Finchale 37. Women's Spirituality I: Christina the Astonishing 38. Women's Spirituality II: Umiltà of Faenza 39. The Conversion of St. Francis of Assisi and the Founding of his Order 40. Humanistic Hagiography: The Writings of St. Francis's Companions 41. The Official Life of St. Francis: The Stigmata 42. The Canticle of Brother Sun 43. The Canonization of St. Francis Chapter Eight: Hagiographic Romances 44. St. Ursula and the Eleven Thousand Virgins 45. Four 'Lives' from The Golden Legend 46. 'Lives' of St. Christopher: The Irish Libar Breac 47. 'Lives' of St. Christopher: The South English Legendary 48. An Old French Life of St. Margaret of Antioch Chapter Nine: Epilogue 49. A Reformer's View of the Cult of the Saints 50. A Heretic's Confession 51. Erasmus: A Pilgrimage for Religions Sake Index of Topics Acknowledgements of Sources in Copyright
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