medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
One of the most influential -- perhaps the most -- for later hagiography
is Sulpicius Severus' Life of Martin.
John
On Mon, 5 Jun 2006, John Wickstrom wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> Dear MRs:
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> I was reading over Athanasius' Life of Antony this morning, not for the
> first time. But I did notice for the first time that miracles play an
> extraordinarily small part in this life. I think there are only one or
> two. So this hagiographcially "model life" is not a model for the later
> saints' lives that are in part lists of miracles before and after death.
> So my question is: is there a single saint's life that becomes a model
> for setting forth the life as, in large part, a life dedicated to the
> performance of miracles.
>
> thanks
>
> jbw
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