Thefts of Relics in Italy
With the emergence of the cult of saints, their remains assumed a central role, becoming sources of miraculous events and healings. According to the accounts of their martyrdom, the bodies were initially removed immediately after death to protect them from destruction by the elements or animals. In...
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| description | With the emergence of the cult of saints, their remains assumed a central role, becoming sources of miraculous events and healings. According to the accounts of their martyrdom, the bodies were initially removed immediately after death to protect them from destruction by the elements or animals. In the centuries that followed, particularly after the cessation of persecution, the possession of saints’ relics came to signify prestige for a church, monastery, or city. The phenomenon of relic theft (furta sacra) – attested throughout the whole medieval Europe – is therefore closely linked to the need to document and legitimise such thefts, thereby establishing the right of a specific religious or urban community to claim possession of a saint’s remains. Justifications, legitimations, ordeals and supernatural interventions are intricately woven into the narratives of hagiographers across the centuries. This book adopts an interdisciplinary approach to reconstruct the cultural history of relic theft within the specific context of Italy, from Late Antiquity through to the Central Middle Ages. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1607542025-05-29T05:30:37Z Thefts of Relics in Italy Papasidero, Marco Relics, Cult of the Saints, Medieval Italy, Late Antiquity thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history::NHDA European history: the Romans thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history::NHDJ European history: medieval period, middle ages thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRM Christianity With the emergence of the cult of saints, their remains assumed a central role, becoming sources of miraculous events and healings. According to the accounts of their martyrdom, the bodies were initially removed immediately after death to protect them from destruction by the elements or animals. In the centuries that followed, particularly after the cessation of persecution, the possession of saints’ relics came to signify prestige for a church, monastery, or city. The phenomenon of relic theft (furta sacra) – attested throughout the whole medieval Europe – is therefore closely linked to the need to document and legitimise such thefts, thereby establishing the right of a specific religious or urban community to claim possession of a saint’s remains. Justifications, legitimations, ordeals and supernatural interventions are intricately woven into the narratives of hagiographers across the centuries. This book adopts an interdisciplinary approach to reconstruct the cultural history of relic theft within the specific context of Italy, from Late Antiquity through to the Central Middle Ages. 2025-05-29T05:30:36Z 2025-05-29T05:30:36Z 2025-05-28T09:51:56Z 2025 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/102976 9789463723879 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/160754 eng open access image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/102976/1/9789048555536.pdf Amsterdam University Press 10.5117/9789463723879 10.5117/9789463723879 de2ecbe7-1037-4e96-8c3a-5a842d921e04 9789463723879 297 Amsterdam open access |
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