“Straunge and Prodigious Miracles”? John Foxe’s Reformation of Virgin Martyr Legends
John Foxe's Actes and Monuments is generally regarded as an aggressively Protestant work. Yet in his discussion of virgin martyrs in the early Church, Foxe displays a reverence for their virginity and a reluctance to dismiss the often prodigious miracles attributed to them. Foxe made skeptical...
Main Authors: | Freeman, T.S (Author), Monta, S.B (Author) |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
2019
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Online Access: | View Fulltext in Publisher |
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