Architectural Setting of the Cult of Saints in the Early Christian West c.300-c.1200

Auteur: Crook, John (Part-time Research Fellow, Part-time Research Fellow, University of Reading)
Editeur: Oxford University Press
From the earliest centuries of Christianity, the cult of saintly relics has been an important feature of the worship of the Church. This book explores the way in which church architecture has been shaped by holy bones - the physical remains or 'relics' of those whom the Church venerated as saints.
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ISBN / EAN 9780198207948
Auteur Crook, John (Part-time Research Fellow, Part-time Research Fellow, University of Reading)
Editeur Oxford University Press