The Cult of St Katherine of Alexandria in Early Medieval Euro... - 9780754658610

The Cult of St Katherine of Alexandria in Early Medieval EuropeAuthor(s): Christine Walsh\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780754658610, 978-0754658610\nSynopsis\nSt Katherine of Alexandria was one of the most popular saints in both the Orthodox and Latin Churches in the later Middle Ages, yet there has been little study of how her cult developed before c. 1200. This book redresses the balance, providing a thorough examination of the way the cult spread from the Greek-speaking lands of the Eastern Mediterranean and into Western Europe.\nThe author uses the full range of source material available, including liturgical texts, hagiographies, chronicles and iconographical evidence, bringing together these often disparate sources to map the way in which the cult of St Katherine grew from its early stages in the Byzantine Empire up to [url] its transmission to Italy, and the introduction and development of the cult in Nor.