Women Saints and Sainthood in the Middle Ages
Some women hold a special place in the hearts of the devoted. These sites examine women saints and aspects of female sainthood in the Middle Ages.
Who's Who in Medieval History: Women Saints
A small but growing collection of individuals from the Middle Ages and Renaissance offers a brief description of who each saint was as well as useful websites, books, related online resources, and more.
A small but growing collection of individuals from the Middle Ages and Renaissance offers a brief description of who each saint was as well as useful websites, books, related online resources, and more.
Women Saints: Doctors of the Church
Insightful biographies of Catherine of Siena and Teresa of Avila and useful net links, from your About.com Guide to Women's History, Jone Johnson.
Insightful biographies of Catherine of Siena and Teresa of Avila and useful net links, from your About.com Guide to Women's History, Jone Johnson.
Woman under monasticism
This very extensive work by Lina Eckenstein examines saint-lore and convent life between A.D. 500 and A.D. 1500.
This very extensive work by Lina Eckenstein examines saint-lore and convent life between A.D. 500 and A.D. 1500.
Holy Women of Byzantium
A downloadable book of Ten Saints' Lives in English Translation, edited by Alice-Mary Talbot and provided at Dumbarton Oaks. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to translate the files, and please contact Publications@doaks.org for permission to reproduce the work.
A downloadable book of Ten Saints' Lives in English Translation, edited by Alice-Mary Talbot and provided at Dumbarton Oaks. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to translate the files, and please contact Publications@doaks.org for permission to reproduce the work.