Three women of Liège
An edition of Three women of Liège (2008)
a critical edition of and commentary on the Middle English lives of Elizabeth of Spalbeek, Christina Mirabilis and Marie d'Oignies
By Jennifer N. Brown
Publish Date
2008
Publisher
Brepols,Marston [distributor]
Language
eng
Pages
348
Description:
Elizabeth of Spalbeck, Christina Mirabilis and Marie d'Oignies were three of the famous late 12th-/early 13th-century holy women from the region of Brabant and Liège: their life stories were read throughout later medieval Europe. This is the first critical edition of these Lives.
subjects: Christian women saints, History and criticism, Sources, Christian women, Mysticism, Christian literature, English (Middle), Biography, History, Saints, biography, Women saints, Beguines, Mysticism, great britain, Mysticism, middle ages, 600-1500, Christian literature, history and criticism, Mysticisme, Histoire, Chrétiennes, Biographies, Saintes chrétiennes, Littérature chrétienne anglaise (moyen anglais), Histoire et critique
People: Elizabeth of Spalbeek (ca. 1246-1304), Christina Mirabilis, Saint (1150-1224), Mary of Oignies (1177-1213)
Times: Middle Ages, 600-1500