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The Cult Of St Swithun

Michael Lapidge

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St Swithun was an obscure 9th-century bishop of Winchester who became a popular and important English saint with a cult widespread throughout Europe. This volume presents new and full editions of the texts which illuminate his cult. The unprecedented wealth of this volume sheds new light not only on St Swithun himself, but also on the times during which his cult was at the height of its popularity.

Language: English

Pages: 856

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: October 09, 2003

ISBN: 0198131836

ISBN 13: 9780198131830

The Cult Of St Swithun

Michael Lapidge

5/5 ( ratings)

St Swithun was an obscure 9th-century bishop of Winchester who became a popular and important English saint with a cult widespread throughout Europe. This volume presents new and full editions of the texts which illuminate his cult. The unprecedented wealth of this volume sheds new light not only on St Swithun himself, but also on the times during which his cult was at the height of its popularity.

Language: English

Pages: 856

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: October 09, 2003

ISBN: 0198131836

ISBN 13: 9780198131830

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