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The Cult of St Swithun

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By (author): Michael Lapidge

St Swithun was an obscure ninth-century bishop of Winchester about whom little was, and is, known. But following the translation of his relics from a conspicuous tomb into the Old Minster, Winchester, on 15 July 971, the massive rebuilding of the cathedral, and a vigorous publicity campaign by Bishop Aethelwold (963-84), St Swithun became one of the most popular and important English saints, whose cult was widespread not only in England but also in Ireland, Scandinavia, and France. The present volume includes new and full editions of all the relevant texts hagiographical, liturgical, and historical in Latin, Old English, and Middle English, many of which have never been published before: these illuminate the origins and development of St Swithuns cult. No dossier of an important English saint has been published on this scale until now: the wealth of this volume sheds new light not only on St Swithun himself, but also on the times during which his cult was at the peak of its popularity. See more
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Will deliver when available. Publication date 31 Dec 2024

Product Details
  • Weight: 600g
  • Dimensions: 215 x 276mm
  • Publication Date: 31 Dec 2024
  • Publisher: Archaeopress
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781803270203

About Michael Lapidge

Michael Lapidge FBA is a scholar in the field of Medieval Latin literature particularly that composed in Anglo-Saxon England during the period 6001100 AD; he is an emeritus Fellow of Clare College Cambridge and Fellow of the British Academy and winner of the 2009 Sir Israel Gollancz Prize.

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