Communities of Saint Martin Legend and Ritual in Medieval Tours

Sharon Farmer here investigates the ways in which three medieval communities-the town of Tours, the basilica of Saint-Martin there, and the abbey of Marmoutier nearby-all defined themselves through the cult of Saint Martin. She demonstrates how in the early Middle Ages the bishops of Tours used the...

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Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca Cornell University Press 1991
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