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Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-05-31 - Publisher: Cornell University Press
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Language: en
Pages: 438
Pages: 438
Type: BOOK - Published: 1900 - Publisher:
Language: en
Pages: 178
Pages: 178
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011 - Publisher:
In modern times, the medieval stories of the saints have been either simply ignored or have been interpreted as colorful examples of cultural history, all the w
Language: en
Pages: 228
Pages: 228
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000 - Publisher: Cornell University Press
Virgin martyrs make up one of the largest categories of medieval saints. To judge by their frequent appearances in art and literature, they also figure among th
Language: en
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Pages: 0
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997 - Publisher: Chronicle Books (CA)
In this magical retelling of the lives of thirteen saints, we meet Lucy, Margaret, and eleven other courageous young girls who chose purity as a shield against