Christina of Markyate : a twelfth-century holy woman - Fanous, Samuel, 1962-; Leyser, Henrietta (London ; New York : Routledge, 2005)
Christina of Markyate: the introduction / Henrietta Leyser -- Christina of Markyate: the literary background / Douglas Gray -- St. Albans and women's monasticism: lives and their foundations in Christina's world / Stephanie Hollis, Jocelyn Wogan-Browne -- Christina of Markyate and the double crown / Samuel Fanous -- The unknown pilgrim: drama and romance in the Life of Christina of Markyate / Neil Cartlidge -- The loves of Christina of Markyate / C. Stephen Jaeger -- The marriages of Christina of Markyate / Thomas Head -- Ranulf Flambard and Christina of Markyate / R.I. Moore -- Dining at Markyate with Lady Christina / Rachel Koopmans -- Alternative intimacies: men, women and spiritual direction in the twelfth century / Dyan Elliott -- Christina's tempting: sexual desire and women's sanctity / Kathreyn Kelsey Staples, Ruth Mazo Karras -- The St. Albans Paslater: the abbot and the anchoress / Jane Geddes -- The Life of St. Alexis, 475-1125 / Tony Hunt -- Christina of Markyate and the hermits and anchorites of England ; List of sites and hermits / E.A. Jones.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 254-260) and index.
Keywords: Christina, -- of Markyate, Saint, -- approximately 1096-; Christian women saints -- England -- Biography; Women -- England -- History -- Middle Ages, 500-1500 -- Sources