Christina of Markyate
Subtitle: a twelfth-century woman
By: edited by Samuel Fanous and Henrietta Leyser.
Contributors: Fanous, Samuel, 1962-; Leyser, Henrietta.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
Subjects: Christina, of Markyate, Saint, b. ca. 1096; Christian women saints -- England -- Biography; Women -- England -- History -- Middle Ages, 500-1500 -- Sources
Genres: Biography.
Description: The essays collected in this volume survey the life of Christina, her work & the extant lives of the saint. The contributors draw on research from a wide area of medieval scholarship & the collection includes both introductions to the saint & closely researched scholarly papers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.