The lay saint : charity and charismatic authority in medieval Italy, 1150-1350 /
The author investigates the phenomenon of saintly cults that formed around pious merchants, artisans, midwives, domestic servants, and others in the medieval communes of northern and central Italy. Drawing on an array of sources - vitae documenting their saintly lives and legends, miracle books, rel...
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Language: | English |
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Ithaca [New York] :
Cornell University Press
2019.
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