166 Pages
by
Routledge
166 Pages
by
Routledge
166 Pages
by
Routledge
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The cult of the saints was central to medieval Christianity largely due to the miraculous. Saints were members of the elect of heaven and could intercede with God on the behalf of supplicants. Whilst people visited shrines and prayed to the saints for many reasons it was the hope of intercession and the praise of miracles past which drove the cult of the saints.
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Introduction
Chapter I – Writing Miracles
Chapter II – Making Shrines
Chapter III – Petitioning the Saints
Chapter IV – Retribution and Reconciliation
Chapter V – Giving Thanks for Miracles
Conclusions
Appendix I – Saints in the Liturgy
Biography
Tom Lynch studied at University College London, Royal Holloway and the University of Cambridge. He now works at the British Library and is interested in the interdisciplinary study of societies past and present.
