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<p>The miracle stories surrounding Sainte Foy form one of the most complete sets of material relating to a medieval saint's cult and its practices. Pamela Sheingorn's superb translation from the Medieval Latin texts now makes this literature available in English. <i>The Book of Sainte Foy</i> recounts the virgin saint's martyrdom in the third century (<i>Passio</i>), the theft of her relics in the late ninth century by the monks of the monastery at Conques (<i>Translatio</i>), and her diverse miracles (<i>Liber miraculorum</i>); also included is a rendering of the Provençal Chanson de Sainte Foy, translated by Robert L. A. Clark.</p> <p>The miracles distinguish Sainte Foy as an unusual and highly individualistic child saint displaying a fondness for gold and pretty things, as well as a penchant for playing practical jokes on her worshippers. In his record of Sainte Foy, Bernard of Angers, the eleventh-century author of the first parts of the <i>Liber miraculorum</i>, emphasized the saint's "unheard of" miracles, such as replacing missing body parts and bringing dead animals back to life.</p> <p>The introduction to the volume situates Sainte Foy in the history in the history of hagi

Author

with an introduction and notes by Pamela Sheingorn; the Song of Sainte Foy translated by Robert L. A. Clark

Publisher

University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc

Published

1995

Language

EN

ISBN

9780812215120

Subjects

History, Biography, Memoir