The Cult of St Swithun.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lapidge, Michael.

Series:

Winchester Studies

Winchester Studies ; v.4.2

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (855 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bicester : Archaeopress, 2025.

Summary:

Following the translation of his relics from a conspicuous tomb into the Old Minster, Winchester, the massive rebuilding of the cathedral, and a vigorous publicity campaign by Bishop Aethelwold (963-84), St Swithun became one of the most popular and important English saints, whose cult was widespread in England, Ireland, Scandinavia, and France.

Contents:

Cover

Pretitle

Title page

Copyright information

GENERAL EDITOR'S PREFACE

AUTHOR'S PREFACE

CONTENTS

LIST OF PLATES

LIST OF FIGURES

LIST OF TABLES

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

PART I STUDIES ON ST SWITHUN

1 THE HISTORICAL SWITHUN

2 THE ORIGINS OF THE CULT OF ST SWITHUN

3 THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CULT OF ST SWITHUN

4 ST SWITHUN IN HAGIOGRAPHY

5 ST SWITHUN IN THE LITURGY

6 ST SWITHUN IN THE MEDIEVAL HISTORIANS

7 ST SWITHUN IN EARLY MEDIEVAL ART

8 ST SWITHUN IN MEDIEVAL LITURGICAL MUSIC

PART II THE HAGIOGRAPHY OF ST SWITHUN

1. LANTFRED OF WINCHESTER TRANSLATIO ET MIRACVLA S. SWITHVNI

2. WULFSTAN OF WINCHESTER, NARRATIO METRICA DE S. SWITHVNO

3. EPITOME TRANSLATIONIS ET MIRACVLORVM S. SWITHVNI

4. AELFRIC OF WINCHESTER 'LIFE OF ST SWITHUN'

5. VITA S. SWITHVNI EPISCOPI ET CONFESSORIS

6. MIRACVLA S. SWITHVNI

7. BREVIATE VERSIONS OF THE VITA ET MIRACVLA S. SWITHVNI

8. THE 'LIFE OF ST SWITHUN' FROM THE SOUTH ENGLISH LEGENDARY

9. JOHN OF TYNEMOUTH

10. THE 'LIFE OF ST SWITHUN' FROM THE GILTE LEGENDE

11. 'DE SANCTO SWITHVNO EPISCOPO &amp

CONFESSORE' FROM THE KALENDRE OF THE NEWE LEGENDE OF ENGLAND

12. MINOR LATIN POEMS ON ST SWITHUN

Plates

GENERAL INDEX.

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ISBN:

9781803270210

1803270217