The stolen bones of St. John of Matha : forgery, theft, and sainthood in the seventeenth century / A. Katie Harris.
| Author/creator | Harris, A. Katie, 1969- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2023] |
| Copyright Date | ©2023 |
| Description | xi, 229 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Iberian encounter and exchange, 475-1755 Iberian encounter and exchange, 475-1755 v. 10. ^A1258837 |
| Contents | Relics and relic culture in early modern Europe -- "Well, if they are so ancient, what saints do they have?" : St. John of Matha in Trinitarian tradition -- Forgery and sainthood in the seventeenth century -- Uncertain saint : the case before the Congregation of Sacred Rites -- "A very difficult business" : proving the bones of St. John of Matha in 1715 and 1721. |
| Abstract | "Investigates an incident of holy relic theft in Rome, the lengthy legal case that followed it, and the larger questions that surrounded saints' remains in seventeenth-century Catholic Europe"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-220) and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2023017660 |
| ISBN | 9780271095356 |
| ISBN | 0271095350 (hardback) |