Irenaeus of Sirmium and His Story in the Medieval East and West
Remembering a Lesser Saint
- 200 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Irenaeus of Sirmium and His Story in the Medieval East and West
Remembering a Lesser Saint
About this book
The study of hagiographies has generally been focused on the more prominent saints of late antiquity and the Middle Ages who inspired significant and long-lasting veneration. However, this has caused many less-well-known saints to be pushed aside and forgotten.
This book is a study into one such saint, Irenaeus, a martyr who was killed in 304 CE in Sirmium, Pannonia. His short-lived cult, his feast day, and the account of his martyrdom (which had been translated into Latin, Greek, Old Slavonic, Georgian, and Armenian) had all been forgotten during the Middle Ages. This book examines Irenaeus of Sirmium's life, cult, sainthood, and eventual disappearance from the memory of medieval Christendom, in the context of a wider study on the memory of those less-well-known saints who, like Irenaeus, became neglected and eventually forgotten.
Irenaeus of Sirmium and His Story in the Medieval East and West will be of interest to scholars and students alike interested in hagiography, medieval literature and history, as well as all those interested in the religious history of Byzantium, medieval Europe, and the Slavic world.
Frequently asked questions
- Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
- Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Information
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Irenaeus of Sirmium: memory and forgetting
- 2 Manuscript geography and memory of a saint
- 3 “Remember me on this day”: feast days, calendars, and hagiographical collections
- 4 Medieval attempts to revive the cult of Irenaeus
- 5 “Numberless Ways to Tell a Story”: textual transformations of Irenaeus’s Martyrdom
- 6 Appropriation of the past: the Martyrdom of Irenaeus in Byzantine Imperial Menologia and canons
- 7 Epilogue: memory of Irenaeus in Sremska Mitrovica today
- 8 Afterword
- Appendix: Selected textual versions of the Martyrdom of Irenaeus of Sirmium
- Bibliography
- Index