Three women of Liège
Subtitle: a critical edition of and commentary on the Middle English lives of Elizabeth of Spalbeek, Christina Mirabilis and Marie d'Oignies
By: by Jennifer N. Brown.
Series: Medieval women -- v. 23
Publisher: Brepols; Marston [distributor]
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Turnhout; Abingdon
Language: eng
Number of pages: 348
ISBN-13: 9782503524719
Subjects: Elizabeth, -- of Spalbeek, -- ca. 1246-1304; Christina, -- Mirabilis, Saint, -- 1150-1224; Mary, -- of Oignies, -- 1177-1213; Mysticism -- Belgium -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500; Mysticism -- England -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500; Christian women -- Belgium -- Biography -- Sources; Christian women -- Belgium -- Biography; Christian women saints -- Belgium -- Biography -- Sources; Christian women saints -- Belgium -- Biography; Christian literature, English (Middle) -- History and criticism
Genres: Sources; Biography
Description: Elizabeth of Spalbeck, Christina Mirabilis and Marie d'Oignies were three of the famous late 12th-/early 13th-century holy women from the region of Brabant and Liège: their life stories were read throughout later medieval Europe. This is the first critical edition of these Lives.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.