Two Mediaeval Lives of Saint Winefride
Two Mediaeval Lives of Saint Winefride

Author: Catherine Hamaker

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2011-07-18

Total Pages: 127

ISBN-13: 1610974921

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St. Winefride, beheaded by a lustful suitor, was brought back to life by the power of prayer. On the site where her blood was spilled, a spring of healing water erupted and became the focus of a miracle-working cult which gained influence throughout the Middle Ages and the early modern period. Two Medi¾val Lives of Saint Winefride brings together two twelfth-century accounts of her life, miracles and relics, with a study of British well-cults and her significance in medi¾val and early modern Britain.

Sutton Companion to the Folklore
Sutton Companion to the Folklore

Author: Alexander Barrie

Publisher: The History Press

Published: 2005-11-24

Total Pages: 508

ISBN-13: 0750954272

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Britain's rich and varied folklore, legends and beliefs provide an insight into the island's history. Every invader, refugee or settler has helped contribute some new element or twist to the complex pattern of our national heritage. This volume provides a comprehensive companion to legends and customs in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.

Medieval Welsh Pilgrimage, c.1100–1500
Medieval Welsh Pilgrimage, c.1100–1500

Author: Kathryn Hurlock

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-08-12

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 1137430990

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Medieval Welsh Pilgrimage, c.1100–1500 examines one of the most popular expressions of religious belief in medieval Europe—from the promotion of particular sites for political, religious, and financial reasons to the experience of pilgrims and their impact on the Welsh landscape. Addressing a major gap in Welsh Studies, Kathryn Hurlock peels back the historical and religious layers of these holy pilgrimage sites to explore what motivated pilgrims to visit these particular sites, how family and locality drove the development of certain destinations, what pilgrims expected from their experience, how they engaged with pilgrimage in person or virtually, and what they saw, smelled, heard, and did when they reached their ultimate goal.