The Idea of Innocent Martyrdom in Late Tenth- and Eleventh-century English Hagiology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12033751 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul A Hayward (0000-0002-3615-0866, St. John's College of Nursing, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Pages | 81-92 |
| Publication date | 1993-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Church History (BOOK_SERIES) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0424-2084 • E-ISSN: 2059-0644 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0424208400011621 |
| OpenAlex | W610700039 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
Kings and princes who were classed as ‘innocent martyrs’ or ‘passion-sufferers’ because they were thought to have been murdered in Christlike circumstances were known in many parts of Europe in the Middle Ages. This paper is about six Anglo-Saxon saints of this type, who are also distinguished by their youth. All of them were thought to have been boys or teenage males when they were martyred. To date, work on these saints has concentrated on questions concerning the origins of their cults, and their relationship to the institution of kingship. The purpose of this paper, however, is to draw attention to the ways in which certain religious communities redefined their sanctity in the late tenth and eleventh century, and to make some tentative suggestions about the possible uses to which these cults were put in this milieu
Ancient history · Eleventh · Monarchy · Passion · Political science · Classics · Historical and Archaeological Studies · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · History · Law · Medieval Literature and History · Philosophy · Psychology · Religious studies · Social Psychology
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
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