St. Ursula and the Eleven Thousand Virgins of Cologne; Relics, Reliquaries and the Visual Culture of Group Sanctity in Late Medieval Europe

by Scott B. Montgomery

The cult of St. Ursula and the Eleven Thousand Virgin Martyrs of Cologne was the most widespread relic cult in medieval Europe. The sheer abundance of relics of the Eleven Thousand Virgins, which allowed for the display of immense collections, shaped the notion of corporate cohesion that characterized the cult. Though the primacy of St. Ursula as the leader of this holy band was established by the tenth century, she was conceived as the head of a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3039118528
• ISBN13: 9783039118526
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Peter Lang UK
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.7"