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The Life of Christina of Markyate
Author:Samuel Fanous,C. H. Talbot,Henrietta Leyser
Published on 2008 by Oxford University Press, USA
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'I wish to remain single, for I have made a vow of virginity.' This is the remarkable story of the twelfth-century recluse Christina, who became prioress of Markyate, near St Albans in Hertfordshire. Determined to devote her life to God and to remain a virgin, Christina repulses the sexual advances of the bishop of Durham. In revenge he arranges her betrothal to a young nobleman but Christina steadfastly refuses to consummate the marriage and defies her parents' cruel coercion. Sustained by visions, she finds refuge with the hermit Roger, and lives concealed at Markyate for four years, enduring terrible physical and emotional torment. Eventually Christina is supported by the abbot of St Albans, and her reputation as a person of great holiness spreads far and wide. Written with striking candour by Christina's anonymous biographer, the vividness and compelling detail of this account make it a social document as much as a religious one. Christina's trials of the flesh andspirit exist against a backdrop of scheming and corruption and all-too-human greed.- Author -Samuel Fanous,C. H. Talbot,Henrietta Leyser
- Format BOOK | 100 Pages
- Published 2008 by Oxford University Press, USA
- Language en
- CategoryBiography and Autobiography
- ISBN10 0192806777
- ISBN13 9780192806772
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