Holy Women of Byzantium: Ten Saints' Lives in English Translation

Posted By : edddy | Date : 02 Dec 2008 22:05:00 | Comments : 5 |

Holy Women of Byzantium: Ten Saints' Lives in English Translation
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection | Alice-Mary Talbot | ISBN: 088402248X | 1996 | PDF | 1,6 MB | 384 pages

These ten holy women, whose vitae range from the tenth to the thirteenth centuries, represent a wide variety of Byzantine female saints. From nuns disguised as monks to desert harlots, these holy women exemplify some of the divergent paths to sanctification in Byzantium. These vitae are also notable for their details of Byzantine life, providing information on family life and household management, monastic routines, and even a smallpox epidemic. Life of St. Mary/Marinos Life of St. Matrona of Perge Life of St. Mary of Egypt Life of St. Theoktiste of Lesbos Life of St. Elisabeth the Wonderworker Life of St. Athanasia of Aegina Life of St. Theodora of Thessalonike Life of St. Mary the Younger Life of St. Thoma's of Lesbos Life of St. Theodora of Arta.

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Posted By: eQuus Date: 03 Dec 2008 01:08:26

Thanks again, eddy.

Posted By: Dali999 Date: 03 Dec 2008 03:38:39

Thankyou for this excellent share!
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All the best,
D A L I

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Posted By: SH82N Date: 03 Dec 2008 09:41:04

Gr8 post, thnak's for your efort M8

Posted By: Nokios Date: 04 Dec 2008 12:00:14

A very big THANK YOU for all the books about Byzantium !

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