[PDF.70xp] The Life of Christina of Markyate (Oxford World's Classics)

The Life of Christina of Markyate (Oxford World's Classics)

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 | #270252 in Books |  imusti |  2010-01-11 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  5.00 x.40 x7.50l,.25 | File type: PDF | 144 pages

 | Oxford University Press USA

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||1 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| I had to buy and read this for a medieval ...|By Jenny|I had to buy and read this for a medieval literature class. This is a hagiography written about Christina of Markyate so the details written within are exaggerated because the person who originally wrote about her was trying to make a case for her to become canonized. It is an interesting story if you are interested in the|About the Author||Fanous and Leyser's collection of essays about Christina, published in 2005, has increased interest in the scholarly community. The St Albans Psalter, which was presented to Christina and the priory she founded, is one of the glories of twelft

'I wish to remain single, for I have made a vow of virginity.'

This is the remarkable story of the twelfth-century recluse Christina, who became prioress of Markyate, near St Albans in Hertfordshire. Determined to devote her life to God and to remain a virgin, Christina repulses the sexual advances of the bishop of Durham. In revenge he arranges her betrothal to a young nobleman but Christina steadfastly refuses to consummate the marriage and defi...

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