Goscelin of Saint-Bertin The Hagiography of the Female Saints of Ely |
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| Edited and Translated by:
| Love, Rosalind C. |
| Series title: | Oxford Medieval Texts |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-820815-0 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2004 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Clarendon Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $315.00 |
Book Description:
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From the tenth century, the monastic community at Ely venerated a group of female saints: Æthelthryth, its founding patroness, who died in 679, supposedly a virgin despite two marriages; her sister Seaxburh; another supposed sister Wihtburh, whose remains had been stolen by the monks of Ely from her tomb in Norfolk; Seaxburgh's daughter Eormenhild; and Eormenhild's daughter Wærburh. This is the first edition and translation of the Lives of these saints.
From the tenth century, the monastic community at Ely venerated a group of female saints: Æthelthryth, its founding patroness, who died in 679, supposedly a virgin despite two marriages; her sister Seaxburh; another supposed sister Wihtburh, whose remains had been stolen by the monks of Ely from her tomb in Norfolk; Seaxburgh's daughter Eormenhild; and Eormenhild's daughter Wærburh. This is the first edition and translation of the Lives of these saints.