Description
In the Middle Ages, it was thought that praying at the right shrine could save you from just about anything, from madness and famine to false imprisonment and even shipwreck. Kingdoms, cities, and even individual trades had patron saints that would protect them from misfortune and bring them wealth and prosperity, and their feast days were celebrated with public holidays and pageants. With saints believed to have the ear of God, veneration of figures such as St Thomas Becket, St Cuthbert, and St Margaret brought tens of thousands of pilgrims from all walks of life to sites across the country. Saints, Shrines and Pilgrims takes the reader across Britain, providing a map of the most important religious shrines that pilgrims would travel vast distances to reach, as well as descriptions and images of the shrines themselves. Featuring over 100 stunning photographs and a gazetteer of places to visit, it explains the history of pilgrimage in Britain and the importance that it played in medieval life, and describes the impact of the unbridled assault made on pilgrimage by the Reformation.
An authoritative, illustrated account of saints, shrines and pilgrimage in Britain, explaining their importance to medieval life in a title that will appeal to all those interested in the history of the Church and medieval history in general.
About the Author
Roger Rosewell is the News and Features Editor of Vidimus, the international online magazine about medieval stained glass. Educated at St Edmund Hall, Oxford University, he is the author of an award-winning study of medieval wall paintings and is a member of the Royal Photographic Society. He also writes at www.rogerrosewell.com
Reviews
"Rosewell crams an impressive amount into this handsomely illustrated book, from the processes of saint-making and the care lavished on shrines, to the chaos and destruction wrought by the Reformation." * Catholic Herald *
Book Information
ISBN 9780747814023
Author Roger Rosewell
Format Paperback
Page Count 80
Imprint Shire Publications
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 178g
An authoritative, illustrated account of saints, shrines and pilgrimage in Britain, explaining their importance to medieval life in a title that will appeal to all those interested in the history of the Church and medieval history in general.
About the Author
Roger Rosewell is the News and Features Editor of Vidimus, the international online magazine about medieval stained glass. Educated at St Edmund Hall, Oxford University, he is the author of an award-winning study of medieval wall paintings and is a member of the Royal Photographic Society. He also writes at www.rogerrosewell.com
Reviews
"Rosewell crams an impressive amount into this handsomely illustrated book, from the processes of saint-making and the care lavished on shrines, to the chaos and destruction wrought by the Reformation." * Catholic Herald *
Book Information
ISBN 9780747814023
Author Roger Rosewell
Format Paperback
Page Count 80
Imprint Shire Publications
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 178g
