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St. Katherine of Alexandria :

St. Katherine of Alexandria : texts and contexts in Western medieval Europe / Saint Katherine of Alexandria edited by Jacqueline Jenkins and Katherine J. Lewis. - Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols, c2003. - xiv, 257 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Medieval women ; 8 .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-247) and index.

Introduction / Jacqueline Jenkins and Katherine J. Lewis -- The role of the Normans in the development of the cult of St. Katherine / Christine Walsh -- Pilgrimage and the cult of St. Katherine in late medieval England / Katherine J. Lewis -- Buchedd Catrin : a preliminary study of the middle Welsh life of Katherine of Alexandria and her cult in medieval Wales / Jane Cartwright -- The saint as symbol : the cult of St. Katherine of Alexandria among medieval Sweden's high aristocracy / Tracey R. Sands -- A Christian corpus : virginity, violence, and knowledge in the life of St. Katherine of Alexandria / Anke Bernau -- "Lady, you are quite a chatterbox" : the legend of St. Katherine of Alexandria, wives' words, and women's wisdom in MS Escorial h-I-13 / Emily C. Francomano -- St. Katherine and laywomen's piety : the Middle English prose life in London, British Library, Harley MS 4012 / Jacqueline Jenkins -- St. Katherine's hair / Karen A. Winstead -- St. Katherine and the late medieval clergy: evidence from English breviaries / Sherry L. Reames -- Katherine's place in a Renaissance collection: evidence from Antonio degli Agli (c. 1400-1477), De vitis et gestis sanctorum / Alison Frazier.

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Catherine, of Alexandria, Saint.
Catherine, of Alexandria, Saint --Cult--History--Europe, Western--To 1500.


Christian hagiography--History--To 1500.


Europe, Western--Religious life and customs.

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