Title: Lay Saint
Description: "The Lay Saint explores the numerous saintly cults dedicated to recently deceased members of the laity that grew up in the communes of late medieval Italy and shows how they both challenged and ultimately solidified the church's institutional and charismatic authority"--
Subjects: Catholic church, italy, Saints, cult, Italy, church history, Laity, Sanctification, History, Christian saints, Cult, Catholic Church, Church history