Patrons and Defenders: Saints in the Italian City-State

by Diana Webb

The cult of the saints played a vital role in the political life of Italian city states in the Middle Ages. The saints were a unifying force for a city, and brought prestige and power to its rulers, therefore the cult of the saints was bound up with the civic agenda, and worship was politically charged. Laymen - able men of affairs, orthodox and "kirchentreu", increasingly assumed responsibility for ensuring that "celestial guarantees" were obtained...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350183571
• ISBN13: 9781350183575
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"