Stigmata on the First Crusade
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12034167 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William J Purkis (University of Cambridge, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Pages | 99-108 |
| Publication date | 2005-01-01 |
| 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/s0424208400000152 |
| OpenAlex | W2314359038 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 6 |
In his eyewitness account of the First Crusade, Fulcher of Chartres described the shipwreck and drowning of a boatload of crusaders who were bound for the Holy Land in 1097. After the bodies of the dead were recovered, he explained how ‘they discovered crosses evidently marked on the flesh above the shoulders’. Fulcher supposed this incident to be a miracle, ‘divinely revealed’, and that the marking was a ‘token of faith’ (pignusfidei) bestowed by God upon his servants. It was a sign to the surviving crusaders that God favoured them and would fulfil the promise he had made that ‘the just, though they shall be taken prematurely by death, shall be in peace’ (Wisd. 4, 7)
Art · Faith · Literature · Miracle · Theology · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Medieval History and Crusades · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2018 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |