However, I have not noticed
> any male saints referred to as "virgin" and surely some of them
> qualified. Does anyone have any insights other than the obvious one
> that females were defined in terms of their social usefulness as breeders?
>
What about St Alexis, whose vita was included in the psalter made (or
adapted) for Christina of Markyate as an example to her (i.e. the St
Albans Psalter)? (I couldn't find him in Butler)
Cheers,
Jim Bugslag
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