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Christina of Markyate This is an interdisciplinary study devoted to the life, work and extant vita of the twelfth-century recluse and prioress Christina of Markyate.Read More

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  • Blackwell

    This comprehensive collection of essays written by scholars from both sides of the Atlantic surveys the life of an extraordinary medieval woman. Christina of Markyate made a vow of chastity at an early age, against the wishes of her parents who...

  • ASDA

    This is an interdisciplinary study devoted to the life work and extant vita of the twelfth-century recluse and prioress Christina of Markyate.

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    Samuel Fanous and Henrietta Leyser present a vivid interdisciplinary study devoted to the life, work and extant vita of Christina of Markyate, which draws on research from a wide range of disciplines.

    This fascinating and comprehensive collection surveys the life of an extraordinary medieval woman. Christina of Markyate made a vow of chastity at an early age, against the wishes of her parents who intended her to marry. When forced into wedlock, she fled in disguise and went into hiding, receiving refuge in a network of hermitages. Christina became a religious recluse and eventually founded a priory of nuns attached to St. Albans.

    Beautifully illustrated, this book provides students who regularly encounter Christina with a research compendium from which to begin their studies, and introduces Christina to a wider audience.

  • 0415308593
  • 9780415308595
  • 16 September 2004
  • Routledge
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 296
  • 1
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