The Cult of St Ursula and the 11,000 Virgins : Emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith - Jane Cartwright

The Cult of St Ursula and the 11,000 Virgins

By: Jane Cartwright (Editor)

Hardcover | 15 January 2016 | Edition Number 1

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The legend of St Ursula is an epic tale which recounts how this daughter of a British king, reluctantly agreed to marry a pagan prince in order to save her father's kingdom, but delayed the betrothal by insisting on performing one final pilgrimage to Rome in the company of 11,000 virgins. The virgins never returned to Britain, having reputedly been martyred in Cologne. In the twelfth century, a mass grave was discovered and it was claimed that these were the relics of St Ursula and her companions. This book looks in detail at the history and cult of St Ursula, and traces the development of her legend explaining why she became so popular in many different countries and regions. Medieval art, music and legend inspired by Ursula's heroic martyrdom are all discussed here for the first time.
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Sancta Colonia, Holy Cologne, was an extremely rich medieval repository of Christian relics, and none of its churches more so than that of St Ursula, allegedly the daughter of a British king, and the eleven thousand virgins supposedly martyred with her. In this volume, the growth of Ursula s legend, in traditions covering almost the entire continent of Europe, is examined for the first time in English, expertly and fascinatingly. The volume, which also includes discussion for the first time by the editor Jane Cartwright of the Middle Welsh version of the saint s life, is to be warmly welcomed.
--Padraig O Riain, Aberystwyth University"
Focusing on one of the most widespread and intriguing of saints cults, this collection of essays brings together a range of languages and disciplines to explore the complex implications of Ursula s story and the light it sheds on attitudes towards gender and violence in medieval culture.
--Dafydd Johnston, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies"
This is an important collection of essays that advances our understanding of this very significant cult, which was at once international and the subject of peculiar interest in medieval England and Wales. Jane Cartwright has brought together some very distinguished contributors who between them cover a great geographical range, from Iceland to Hungary. The book should be of interest to anyone concerned with medieval saints cults and legends, with images of female sanctity and with cultural and religious links between medieval Britain and the Continent.
--Barry Lewis, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies"

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