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
PublicationUniversity Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2023]
Copyright Date©2023
Descriptionxi, 229 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesIberian 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 197-220) and index.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2023017660
ISBN9780271095356
ISBN0271095350 (hardback)