The cult of St Ursula and the 11, 000 virgins was one of the most popular and relic-rich of all saints' cults in the medieval period. This volume constitutes the first interdisciplinary collection of essays in English to explore the development and transmission of the legend of St Ursula in detail, considering a wealth of different sources including physical remains, literary texts, artistic representations and medieval music.
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The Cult of St Ursula and the 11,000 Virgins
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- List of Figures
- List of Abbreviations
- Contributors
- Introduction
- 1. What’s in a Name? Navigating Nomenclature in the Cult of St Ursula and the Eleven Thousand Virgins
- 2. The Church of St Ursula in Cologne: Inscriptions and Excavations
- 3. St Ursula and the Military Religious Orders
- 4. From St Pinnosa to St Ursula – The Development of the Cult of Cologne’s Virgins in Medieval Liturgical Offices
- 5. Hildegard (1098–1179) and the Virgin Martyrs of Cologne
- 6. Ursula in the British History Tradition
- 7. St Ursula and the Eleven Thousand Virgins: the Middle English Legenda aurea Tradition
- 8. The Middle Welsh Life of St Ursula and the 11,000 Virgins
- 9. The Cult of St Ursula in Hungary: Legend, Altars and Reliquaries
- 10. St Ursula and the 11,000 Virgins in Scandinavia and Iceland in the Middle Ages
- 11. Radiant Maidens and Butchered Brides: Finding St Ursula in Icelandic Literature
- 12. Male Martyrs, Female Models? St Ursula and St Acacius as Leaders and Victims
- Bibliography
- Index
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