| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Developments. Origins (100-500) ; The Early Middle Ages (500-1000) ; The High and Later Middle Ages (1000-1500) ; The Protestant Reformation -- Dynamics. The nature of cult ; Saints' days ; Types of saint ; Relics and shrines ; Miracles ; Pilgrimage ; Dedications and naming ; Images of the saints ; Literature of sanctity ; Doubt and dissent ; Reflections |
| Summary |
From its earliest centuries, one of the most notable features of Christianity has been the veneration of the saints - the holy dead. This book, written by a medieval historian, tells the fascinating story of the cult of the saints from its origins in the second-century days of the Christian martyrs to the Protestant Reformation. Drawing on sources from around the Christian world, the author examines all of the most important aspects of the saints, including miracles, relics, pilgrimages, shrines, and the saints' role in the calendar and literature |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
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Church history -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.
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Christian saints -- History
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Christian martyrs -- History
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RELIGION -- Christian Theology -- Angelology & Demonology.
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HISTORY -- Medieval.
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Christian martyrs
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Christian saints
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Church history -- Middle Ages
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Church history -- Primitive and early church
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781400848782 |
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1400848784 |
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