Medieval Saints is a collection remarkable both for its range and for its respect for the richness of the individual texts. - Peter Brown, Princeton University

"These studies . . . not only illuminate the past with a fierce and probing light but also raise, with nuance and power, fundamental issues of interpretation an

This book provides the first translation into English of the Latin biographies of nine holy men and one archangel who became the patron saints of the areas wher

Explore the vibrant tapestry of the Middle Ages through the lives of medieval saints, revealing intimate perspectives on faith, fear, and societal change, while

This is a book that explores the nature of sainthood in a region at the margins of medieval Latin Christendom. Defining the model of sanctity that characterized