The Life of Christina of Markyate
Author(s): C.H. Talbot
The remarkable story of twelfth-century recluse Christina of Markyate, her trials and temptations, who eventually founded a priory. The anonymous Life is a vivid social portrait of a medieval religious woman, a dramatic record of spiritual conviction against all odds.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Oxford University Press
- : Oxford University Press
- : 0.114
- : 01 August 2009
- : 196mm X 129mm X 8mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : C.H. Talbot
- : Paperback
- : 144
- : Biography & autobiography: religious & spiritual; Christian communities & monasticism
- : one map
