Anchorites, Hermits, and the Nobility

Sponsoring Organization(s)

International Anchoritic Society

Organizer Name

Michelle M. Sauer

Organizer Affiliation

Univ. of North Dakota

Presider Name

Susannah Chewning

Presider Affiliation

Union County College

Paper Title 1

Robert of Knaresborough and the Problem of Eremitic Authority: Noble Patrons and Cistercian Neighbors

Presenter 1 Name

Joshua Easterling

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Murray State Univ.

Paper Title 2

A Comfortable Solitude: The Noblewoman as Anchoress

Presenter 2 Name

Michelle M. Sauer

Paper Title 3

Powerful Kings and a Borderland Saint: Guthlac of Crowland, Æthelbald of Mercia, and Ælfwald of East Anglia

Presenter 3 Name

Justin T. Noetzel

Presenter 3 Affiliation

St. Louis Univ.

Start Date

14-5-2015 3:30 PM

Session Location

Fetzer 2016