Hagiography and the Cult of Saints: The Diocese of Orléans, 800-1200

by Thomas Head

This is a study of the place of patron saints in Frankish society during the Carolingian and early Capetian periods. The book focuses on the composition of works in praise of dead holy people - hagiography - and the veneration of their physical remains - the cult of saints. It examines the patrons of a single diocese, Orl ans, because a saint's power of patronage was defined in terms of a particular locale. Beyond the documentation of this region's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521023424
• ISBN13: 9780521023429
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"