Glory of the ConfessorsLiverpool University Press, 1988 - 127 Seiten Contains a series of anecdotes about the lives and cults of Christians who witnessed to their faith through their exemplary lives. These anecdotes provide important historical evident, first, for the ways bishops and their congregations manipulated traditions about the development of the early Church, and second, for the contemporary functions and meanings of the cults of saints during the sixth century. The spontaneity and literary modesty of many of the anecdotes make them especially valuable for modern historians intent upon understanding the early Frankish Church. In addition to the translation, this volume includes an introduction and commentary. The introduction summarizes essential information about the chronology, composition and purposes of the "Glory of the Confessors", and also discusses other relevant topics, such as the role of these anecdotes in the celebration of the liturgy and the contrast between 'rusticity' and correct behaviour and beliefs. The commentary provides only basic identifications, dates, background and references to other secondary scholarly literature. |
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abbot Agustus Aredius Autun Avitus became bishop bishop Martin bishop of Clermont bishop of Poitiers bishop of Tours blessed bishop blessed confessor body books of miracles Bourges buried burning celebrated Chalon-sur-Saône church of St clerics Clermont cult of St cured death dedicated died divine Duchesne episcopacy Eufronius festival fire Fortunatus Gallic Gaul Gregory Gregory's Griffe hand happened heard heaven Heinzelmann 1982 Hilary holy honor Hospitius Illidius immediately king Krusch later lived Lord Lyon Martin of Tours martyr Maximinus Maximus migrated monastery monk Moutiers-Saint-Jean Nicetius night NPNF once oratory otherwise unknown Paris Paulinus placed praef prayed priest psalms Radegund received relics Reticius saint sarcophagus Senoch servants served as bishop Severinus Severus shrines sight sixth century St Martin stories Sulpicius Severus territory tomb of St Translated tree Trojanus Ursinus Vieillard-Troiekouroff 1976 vigils village virgin visited Vita wife woman