Aelfric and the cult of saints in late Anglo-Saxon England /

Gretsch, Mechthild.

Aelfric and the cult of saints in late Anglo-Saxon England / Mechthild Gretsch. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005. - xi, 263 p. ; 24 cm. - Cambridge studies in Anglo-Saxon England ; 34. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Aelfric's Sanctorale and the Benedictional of Aethelwold -- Gregory : the apostle of the English -- Cuthbert : from Northumbrian saint to saint of all England -- Benedict : father of monks--and what else? -- Swithun and Aethelthryth : two "saints of our days".

0521855411 (hbk.)

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Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham.


Christian hagiography--History--To 1500.
Christian saints--Cult--History--England--To 1500.

BX4659.G7 / G74 2005

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