A Reappraisal of the Vita Secunda of St Fursa
The Connacht Origins of a Continental Saint
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21530481 |
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| Authors | Jessica Cooke (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Pages | 33-56 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Peritia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0332-1592 • E-ISSN: 2034-6506 |
| Publisher | Brepols Publishers NV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1484/j.perit.5.127819 |
| OpenAlex | W4212777659 |
| Language | EN |
The Vita Secunda Fursei collated by Arnulph of Lagny, recounting the seventh-century saint’s Galway origins, is discredited because of its late eleventh century date. Through analysis of 1) placenames, archaeology, genealogies and Connacht history, 2) an early Vita Prima Fursei embedded in Arnulph’s text, and 3) Arnulph’s methods, this paper concludes that the Vita Secunda deserves rehabilitation
Art · Art history · Eleventh · Genealogy · Humanities · SAINT · Byzantine Studies and History · Classics · Historical Studies of British Isles · History · Medieval Literature and History
| Highly cited | No |
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