| Cult actively promoted in the medieval West by St. Bernard of Clairvaux
| (see his Letters ed./trans. B.S. James; or the Latin ed. by Jean
| Leclercq--no copies to hand). Important for ideal of Christian warriors in
| the crusading era. Frequently depicted in medieval ms. art.
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| Gary Dickson
| University of Edinburgh
Has anyone examined this in great detail? There's a great title in
the waiting: The Medieval Maccabee. Apologies to Runciman.
Cheers
Jim
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