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In this book, Cazelles seeks to determine what defined the concept of female sanctity in the thirteenth century amid the development of new literary forms and their impact on society. By analyzing the text of these “hagiographic romances” and comparing it with other examples of poetic and prose hagiographical accounts, Cazelles seeks to establish theContinue reading “Review of The Lady as Saint: A Collection of French Hagiographic Romances of the Thirteenth Century by Brigitte Cazelles”

For this assignment, I have chosen St. Agnes, not only because I am most familiar with the story of her martyrdom, but also because her canonization and thus widespread veneration. Though Agnes does not have a cult in the same manner that many other saints do, she has still inspired many artist to immortalize herContinue reading “Research Assignment 4.0: A Sheepish History of Saintly Representation”

Now, having mapped out a few different key points to search for in the databases, I will create a bibliography of secondary sources to compile the 10-15 most relevant academic texts on the history and sanctity of the l’Église de Sainte-Croix. Because I am focusing on what may have attracted pilgrims to this site inContinue reading “Research Assignment 3.2: A Bibliography of Secondary Sources”

After reviewing the Liber Sancti Iacobi, I decided to focus on the Church of the Sacred Cross in Orléans, also known as l’Église Sainte-Croix in French. The church is noted in the text for hosting the True Cross and the chalice of St. Evortus, a bishop and confessor, though the church does not contain his remains.Continue reading “Research Assignment 3.1: A Cult Site on the Camino de Santiago”

Finding a Translation: Through Helen and High Water For my next research assignment, I was given the task of researching and locating the translatio of a saint not directly discussed in class. After reading through the indexes of both Geary’s Furta Sacra and Bartlett’s Why Can the Dead Do Such Great Things?, I landed onContinue reading “Research Assignment 2.1”

Introduction towards a Conclusion Over the course of my exploration into the story and legacy of St. Agnes of Rome, the Virgin Martyr, I had hoped I would be able to form a strong thesis about whether or not the historical evidence provided can give a strong testimony to her existence. The truth of theContinue reading “Research Assignment 1.5: Notes Towards the Critical Study of a Cult”

After exploring the realm of primary sources, I am now charged with reporting what I can find in terms of secondary sources. Using what I can locate in databases such as JSTOR, EBSCO, and ITER, I have attempted to narrow the list to those which are most pertinent. Some of these sources are not inContinue reading “Research Assignment 1.4: A Bibliography of Secondary Sources”

My next step is to explore the BHL Bibliography to find what information may be available to me about St. Agnes there. Her Latinized name is simply Agnes, which is useful. When I search for Agnes, four different saints appear, but my Agnes, Agnes v. m. Romae is among them. And she has quite aContinue reading “Research Assignment 1.3: BHL Bibliography”

My next task in my search for Saint Agnes is to locate her account in the Acta Sanctorum. Because my Latin is limited, I will be limited in what I can transpose from the raw text. However, this will still be an incredibly useful source. We begin with St. Agnes’ feast day, or “dies natalist”Continue reading “Research Assignment 1.2”