The Cult of Saint George in Medieval England - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Cult of Saint George in Medieval England write by Jonathan Good. This book was released on 2009. The Cult of Saint George in Medieval England available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. How St. George became the patron saint of England has always been a subject of speculation. He was not English, nor was his principal shrine there - the usual criteria for national patronage ; yet his status and fame came to eclipse that of all other saints. Edward III's use of the saint in his wars against the French established him as a patron and protector of the king ; unlike other saints George was adopted by the English to signify membership of the "community of the realm". This book traces the origins and growth of the cult of St. George, arguing that, especially after Edward's death, George came to represent a "good" politics (deriving from Edward's prosecution of a war with spoils for everyone) and could be used to rebuke subsequent kings for their poor governance. Most medieval kings came to understand this fact, and venerated St. George in order to prove their worthiness to hold their office. The political dimension of the cult never completely displaced the devotional one, but it was so strong that St. George survived the Reformation as a national symbol - one that continues in importance in the recovery of a specifically English identity.
The Cult of St George in Medieval England
The Cult of St George in Medieval England - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Cult of St George in Medieval England write by Jonathan Good. This book was released on 2015-04-16. The Cult of St George in Medieval England available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A survey of the cult of St George in the middle ages, investigating its beginning and growth, and its manipulation for political and other ends.
Salue Martir Spes Anglorum
Salue Martir Spes Anglorum - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Salue Martir Spes Anglorum write by James B. MacGregor. This book was released on 2002. Salue Martir Spes Anglorum available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Since the seventeenth century, English antiquarians, scholars and popular authors have sought to explain why Saint George became the patron saint of England. Unfortunately, the majority of these works have concerned themselves so thoroughly with documenting the development of the saint as the symbol of the nation that they have forgotten or ignored the fact that medieval people venerated Saint George as a martyr. In short, these works have ignored Saint George's place within the context of medieval piety -- the very context out of which the political and patriotic symbol of the nation emerged. This study examines the history of the cult of Saint George in England with special emphasis on the manner in which English men and women venerated and prayed to Saint George. The result of this new analysis is a picture of medieval piety that clearly identifies Saint George as a personal intercessor. While medieval men and women recognized Saint George's special connection to England -- via his patronage of the Order of the Garter and his intercession in times of war -- they prayed to the saint for their own needs and not for the well-being of the kingdom. Such acts of personal piety, widespread throughout England, underpin broader royal, martial and political events, all of which explain why a fourth-century martyr became and remains the patron saint of England.
The Cult of St Edmund in Medieval East Anglia
The Cult of St Edmund in Medieval East Anglia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Cult of St Edmund in Medieval East Anglia write by Rebecca Pinner. This book was released on 2015. The Cult of St Edmund in Medieval East Anglia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An investigaton of the growth and influence of the cult of St Edmund, and how it manifested itself in medieval material culture.
Saint George for England
Saint George for England - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Saint George for England write by Jonathan David Arthur Good. This book was released on 2004. Saint George for England available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
