Hagiography and the Cult of Saints
Thomas Head
This is a study of the place patron saints in Frankish society during Carolingian and early Capetian periods. The book focuses on composition works praise dead holy people - hagiography veneration their physical remains cult saints. It examines patrons single diocese, Orléans, because saint's power patronage was defined terms particular locale. Beyond documentation this region's textual institutional traditions, explores uses made sanctity by Franks. These so-called 'fathers' protected monasteries against interference ecclesiastical secular authorities. Moreover, as inhabitants God's court heaven, these served monks laypeople intercessors with God matters sin disease. Thus they provided, Orléanais elsewhere, an important source authority, well aspect Christian belief which shared clergy laity.