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The stolen bones of St. John of Matha : forgery, theft, and sainthood in the seventeenth century
Title
The stolen bones of St. John of Matha : forgery, theft, and sainthood in the seventeenth century / A. Katie Harris.
ISBN
9780271095356
0271095350
Publication
University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2023]
Copyright Notice Date
©2023
Physical Description
xi, 229 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.
Summary
"Investigates an incident of holy relic theft in Rome, the lengthy legal case that followed it, and the larger questions that surrounded saints' remains in seventeenth-century Catholic Europe"-- Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 10, 2023
Series
Iberian encounter and exchange, 475-1755 ; vol. 10
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-220) and index.
Contents
Relics and relic culture in early modern Europe
"Well, if they are so ancient, what saints do they have?" : St. John of Matha in Trinitarian tradition
Forgery and sainthood in the seventeenth century
Uncertain saint : the case before the Congregation of Sacred Rites
"A very difficult business" : proving the bones of St. John of Matha in 1715 and 1721.
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