Chronicles the transfer distribution and display of nearly four hundred holy bodies of ancient Christian martyrs some of the church s most prestigious relics sent from the Roman catacombs to the Electorate of Bavaria between 1590 and 1803. The defense of the cu... Lees meer.

A finger a lock of hair a crucifix a chalice if such items belonged to a saint they are considered to be relics and as such are venerated by the Catholic Church. Anyone who thinks that relics are remnants of the Middle Ages should log on to eBay. On any day of the... Lees meer.

Mobile Saints examines the central medieval ca. 950-1150 CE practice of removing saints relics from rural monasteries in order to take them on out-and-back journeys particularly within northern France and the Low Countries. Mobile Saints examines the central med... Lees meer.

Drawing together a vast array of treasured objects from collections throughout Europe and the United States this beautifully illustrated volume examines the cult of sacred relics in greater depth and breadth than ever before. Tracing the making of reliquaries from the... Lees meer.

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The first Western autobiography since Augustine s Confessions the Monodies is set against the backdrop of the First Crusade and offers stunning insights into medieval society. As Guibert of Nogent intimately recounts his early years monastic life and the bloody u... Lees meer.

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That Jesus of Nazareth ca. 4 BC-30 CE was crucified is the closest to a historical fact anyone can say about him. Biblical scholars have spent centuries debating the details of what Jesus did and said but this crude fact - that Jesus suffered capital punishment at t... Lees meer.

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Not a theological or spiritual study of the cult of saints and relics in early medieval England but rather an attempt to define how that cult was introduced into England how it evolved there and how it was related to the social and political environment. Printed on a... Lees meer.

A relic can be anything from the past that has survived to the present. In some branches of the Christian Church relics are more specifically either the bodily remains of the saints or their clothing items they used things they touched or which were touched to their... Lees meer.

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Mobile Saints examines the central medieval ca. 950 1150 CE practice of removing saints relics from rural monasteries in order to take them on out-and-back journeys particularly within northern France and the Low Countries. Though the permanent displacements of reli... Lees meer.

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