Some principles of church dedication in the early medieval west
John Moorhead
This article explores some of the principles which underpinned dedication churches throughout early medieval west, including Visigothic Spain, Merovingian and Carolingian Gaul, Anglo-Saxon England. Rather than being arbitrary, choice for a given church in west can be shown to reflect an interest in, indeed appropriaton of, prestige attached same name cities Constantinople Rome. Dedications with such associations seem have been attractive both secular ecclesiastical founders, cases made at expense those local or regional saints.
The Journal of Australian Early Medieval Association