Universal Saints Located in Anglo-Saxon England
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Special Session
Organizer Name
Kevin R. Kritsch
Organizer Affiliation
Univ. of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Presider Name
Bryan Carella
Presider Affiliation
Assumption College
Paper Title 1
An Old Testament Saint? Judith in Anglo-Saxon England
Presenter 1 Name
Brandon W. Hawk
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Univ. of Connecticut
Paper Title 2
How to Read a Saint: Agatha and Interpretation
Presenter 2 Name
Ann D'Orazio (Univ. of New Mexico Graduate Student Prize Winner)
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Univ. of New Mexico
Paper Title 3
Using Swedish Fragments to Shed Light on the Anglo-Saxon Marian Conception Feast
Presenter 3 Name
Sean Dunnahoe
Presenter 3 Affiliation
Royal Holloway, Univ. of London
Paper Title 4
How Was Bartholomew Killed? Apocryphal Traditions of Saint Bartholomew in Anglo-Saxon England
Presenter 4 Name
Kevin R. Kritsch
Start Date
8-5-2014 7:30 PM
Session Location
Bernhard 204
Description
Within the growing field of Anglo-Saxon hagiographical studies, much academic emphasis has been placed on peculiarly English saints such as Oswald, Swithun, Cuthbert and Guthlac. While the study of these more localized cults has produced both productive and enlightening discourse, it has so far eclipsed research into Anglo-Saxon participation in the cults of saints more widely revered throughout Christendom, both in Western and Eastern hagiographical traditions. These "universal cults," of course, constitute some of the most celebrated and theologically important saints to have been venerated in Anglo-Saxon England, including but not limited to the Virgin Mary, the Twelve Apostles, St. Paul, St. Mark and St. Luke. This panel offers a forum for scholars to share their work on "universal cults" as celebrated in Anglo-Saxon England. In particular, this session focuses on the literary reception, pastoral usage and unique contribution to hagiographical traditions about "universal saints" during the Anglo-Saxon period.
Kevin R. Kritsch
Universal Saints Located in Anglo-Saxon England
Bernhard 204
Within the growing field of Anglo-Saxon hagiographical studies, much academic emphasis has been placed on peculiarly English saints such as Oswald, Swithun, Cuthbert and Guthlac. While the study of these more localized cults has produced both productive and enlightening discourse, it has so far eclipsed research into Anglo-Saxon participation in the cults of saints more widely revered throughout Christendom, both in Western and Eastern hagiographical traditions. These "universal cults," of course, constitute some of the most celebrated and theologically important saints to have been venerated in Anglo-Saxon England, including but not limited to the Virgin Mary, the Twelve Apostles, St. Paul, St. Mark and St. Luke. This panel offers a forum for scholars to share their work on "universal cults" as celebrated in Anglo-Saxon England. In particular, this session focuses on the literary reception, pastoral usage and unique contribution to hagiographical traditions about "universal saints" during the Anglo-Saxon period.
Kevin R. Kritsch