Proving the Dead: Doubt and Skepticism in the Late Medieval Lives of Saints Æthelthryth and Edith

abstract: Anglo-Saxon women wielded a remarkable amount of power in the early English church. They founded some of the country’s most influential institutions, and modern Christians continue to venerate many of them as saints. Their path to canonization, however, was informal—especially compared to...

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Other Authors: Brown, Jessica C (Author)
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.50505