>Dear Listmembers,
>
>I am posing a question on behalf of a colleague of mine at Bristol, Prof.
>Judith Bryce. Judith would like to know if anyone has come across the
>following saint in any source: Gugliemla/Wilhelmina
>
>Gulielma/Wilhelmina is a character in an Antonia Pulci play dating around
>the 1480s. Guilielma was the daughter of an English king and was married
>to the King of Hungary. She was kidnapped by her brother, but lived a holy
>life. Once she was reunited with her husband and leprous brother-in-law
>all three joined a monastery. Does anyone have any idea where Antonia
>Pulci get the idea for the character of Gulielma?
>
>Any suggestions will be most welcome, thanks in advance!
>Carolyn
Mere bibliography, but this looks promising... (from the U of Calif online
library catalogue):
1. Bonfadini, Antonio.
Vite di S. Guglielma, regina d'Ungheria e di S. Eufrasia vergine romana;
pubblicate da G. Ferraro. Bologna, G. Romagnoli, 1878.
Series title: Scelta di curiosita letterarie inedite o rare dal secolo
xiii al xvii. Dispensa clix.
UCLA URL PQ 4201 S38 v.159
2. Bonfadini, Antonio, fl. 15th cent.
Vite di s. Guglielma, regina d'Ungheria e di s. Eufrasia, vergine
romana /
scritte da frate Antonio Bonfadini ; e pubblicate da G. Ferraro. Bologna :
Commissione per i testi di lingua, 1968.
Series title: Scelta di curiosita letterarie inedite o rare dal secolo
XIII al XIX ; dispensa 159.
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