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- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2023] |
| Description | xi, 229 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Iberian encounter and exchange, 475-1755 ; vol. 10 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. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023017660 |
| ISBN | 9780271095356 (hardback) |
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