The Saint and the Chopped-Up Baby: The Cult of Vincent Ferrer in Medieval and Early Modern Europe

by Laura Ackerman Smoller

Vincent Ferrer (1350-1419), a celebrated Dominican preacher from Valencia, was revered as a living saint during his lifetime, receiving papal canonization within fifty years of his death. In The Saint and the Chopped-Up Baby, Laura Ackerman Smoller recounts the fascinating story of how Vincent became the subject of widespread devotion, ranging from the saint's tomb in Brittany to cult centers in Spain, Italy, France, Germany, and Latin America,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801452171
• ISBN13: 9780801452178
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher