![]() | The Book of Sainte Foy Subjects: Foy Saint ca. 290–303; Christian saints Juvenile -- France -- Conques -- Biography; Conques (Aveyron France) -- Religious life and customs; France -- Religious life and customs; The miracle stories surrounding Sainte Foy form one of the most complete sets of material relating to a medieval saint's cult and its practices. Pamela Sheingorn's superb translation from the Medieval Latin texts now makes this literature available in English. The Book of Sainte Foy recounts the virgin saint's martyrdom in the third century ( Passio ), the theft of her relics in the late ninth century by the monks of the monastery at Conques ( Translatio ), and her diverse miracles ( Liber miraculorum ); also included is a rendering of the Provençal Chanson de Sainte Foy, translated by Robert L. A. Clark. Pamela Sheingorn is Professor of Art at Baruch College, CUNY, and Professor of Medieval Studies at the CUNY Graduate School. |
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