The Cult of St Ursula and the 11,000 Virgins
Distributed for University of Wales Press
336 pages
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12 color plates, 3 halftones
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5 1/2 x 8 1/2
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© 2016
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- Review Quotes
Table of Contents
Contents
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
List of Abbreviations
Contributors
Introduction
Jane Cartwright
1 What's in a Name? Navigating Nomenclature in the Cult of
St Ursula and the Eleven Thousand Virgins
Scott B. Montgomery
2 The Church of St Ursula in Cologne: Inscriptions and
Excavations
Klaus Militzer
3 St Ursula and the Military Religious Orders
Helen Nicholson
4 From St Pinnosa to St Ursula- The Development of
the Cult of Cologne's Virgins in Medieval Liturgical Offices
Kristin Hoefener
5 Hildegard (1098-1179) and the Virgin Martyrs of Cologne
William Flynn
6 Ursula in the British History Tradition
Elizabeth J. Bryan
7 Saint Ursula and the Eleven Thousand Virgins: the Middle
English Legenda aurea Tradition
William Marx
8 The Middle Welsh Life of St Ursula and the 11,000 Virgins
Jane Cartwright
9 The Cult of St Ursula in Hungary: Legend, Altars and
Reliquaries
Anna Tüskés
10 St Ursula and the 11,000 Virgins in Scandinavia and
Iceland in the Middle Ages
Margaret Cormack
11 Radiant Maidens and Butchered Brides: Finding St Ursula
in Icelandic Literature
Katelin Parsons
12 Male Martyrs, Female Models? St Ursula and St Acacius as
Leaders and Victims
Samantha Riches
Bibliography
Index
List of Figures
List of Abbreviations
Contributors
Introduction
Jane Cartwright
1 What's in a Name? Navigating Nomenclature in the Cult of
St Ursula and the Eleven Thousand Virgins
Scott B. Montgomery
2 The Church of St Ursula in Cologne: Inscriptions and
Excavations
Klaus Militzer
3 St Ursula and the Military Religious Orders
Helen Nicholson
4 From St Pinnosa to St Ursula- The Development of
the Cult of Cologne's Virgins in Medieval Liturgical Offices
Kristin Hoefener
5 Hildegard (1098-1179) and the Virgin Martyrs of Cologne
William Flynn
6 Ursula in the British History Tradition
Elizabeth J. Bryan
7 Saint Ursula and the Eleven Thousand Virgins: the Middle
English Legenda aurea Tradition
William Marx
8 The Middle Welsh Life of St Ursula and the 11,000 Virgins
Jane Cartwright
9 The Cult of St Ursula in Hungary: Legend, Altars and
Reliquaries
Anna Tüskés
10 St Ursula and the 11,000 Virgins in Scandinavia and
Iceland in the Middle Ages
Margaret Cormack
11 Radiant Maidens and Butchered Brides: Finding St Ursula
in Icelandic Literature
Katelin Parsons
12 Male Martyrs, Female Models? St Ursula and St Acacius as
Leaders and Victims
Samantha Riches
Bibliography
Index
Review Quotes
Dafydd Johnston, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies
“Focusing on one of the most widespread and intriguing of saints’ cults, this collection of essays brings together a range of languages and disciplines to explore the complex implications of Ursula’s story and the light it sheds on attitudes towards gender and violence in medieval culture.”
Barry Lewis, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
“This is an important collection of essays that advances our understanding of this very significant cult, which was at once international and the subject of peculiar interest in medieval England and Wales. Jane Cartwright has brought together some very distinguished contributors who between them cover a great geographical range, from Iceland to Hungary. The book should be of interest to anyone concerned with medieval saints’ cults and legends, with images of female sanctity and with cultural and religious links between medieval Britain and the Continent.”
Pádraig Ó Riain, Aberystwyth University
“Sancta Colonia, ‘Holy Cologne’, was an extremely rich medieval repository of Christian relics, and none of its churches more so than that of St Ursula, allegedly the daughter of a British king, and the eleven thousand virgins supposedly martyred with her. In this volume, the growth of Ursula’s legend, in traditions covering almost the entire continent of Europe, is examined for the first time in English, expertly and fascinatingly. The volume, which also includes discussion for the first time by the editor Jane Cartwright of the Middle Welsh version of the saint’s life, is to be warmly welcomed.”
Cathryn A. Charnell-White, Head of Department of Welsh and Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth University
“This edited collection of essays places Ursula, a Welsh saint and her cult, in an international context of religious literature, hagiography, and devotional practices in Medieval Europe. Wide ranging and multidisciplinary, it is a valuable resource and essential reading for anyone interested in the religious and political culture of sainthood and feminine sanctity.”
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