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Rediscovering Sainthood in Italy: Hagiography and the Late Antique Past in Medieval Ravenna

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
  • 14.9 x 21.1 x 1.3 cm

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Beginning with Saint Barbatianus, a fifth-century wonderworking monk and confessor to the Empress Galla Placidia, this book focuses on the changes in the religious landscape of Ravenna, a former capital of the Late Roman Empire, through the Middle Ages. During this period, written stories about saints and their relics not only offered guidance and solace but were also used by those living among the ruins of a once great city--particularly its archbishops, monks, and the urban aristocracy--to reflect on its past glory. This practice remained important to the citizens of Ravenna as they came to terms with the city's revival and renewed relevance in the tenth century under Ottonian rule. In using the vita of Barbatianus as a central text, Edward M. Schoolman explores how saints and sanctity were created and ultimately came to influence complex political and social networks, from the Late Roman Empire to the High Middle Ages.
Rediscovering Sainthood in Italy: Hagiography and the Late Antique Past in Medieval Ravenna and Rediscovering Sainthood in Italy
Rediscovering Sainthood in ItalyRediscovering Sainthood in Italy: Hagiography and the Late Antique Past in Medieval Ravenna

  • Title

    Rediscovering Sainthood in Italy: Hagiography and the Late Antique Past in Medieval Ravenna

  • Author

    Edward M. Schoolman

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Palgrave MacMillan

  • Published

    September 2017

  • Weight

    282g

  • Dimensions

    14.9 x 21.1 x 1.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9781349932276

  • ISBN-10

    1349932272

  • Eden Code

    4952612

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